Estàtua
de Robert Therrie al nou
museu d’art de Belfast
Foto: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
The relationship between privilege and
privacy has not always been set in this direction. The medieval royal court for
example, used to be a public space where privacy was not a consideration in the
lives of the privileged few. Their lives and bodies were essentially on
constant display and under public scrutiny. Privacy was the domain of lower
classes, and its lack was actually a marker of an elevated social class and
wealth. So the aristocracy became aligned with a lack of private refuge, and
their vast homes reflected this.
Hila Shachar "Meanjin", blog Le projet d’amour (7.5.12)
