Platon's mirror and the actuality of the cave allegory : inspired by projections by Mischa kuball

Features a series of texts by writers, academics and historians that examine Plato’s allegory of the cave in Book 7 of The Republic in which the philosopher draws a distinction between two forms of reality: the reality of the visible world and the (true) reality of ideas. Using artist Mischa Kuball’s recent series, Platon’s Mirror as a direct point of reference each writer approaches Plato’s cave through insightful investigations of this well-known allegory. This beautifully produced publication also features documentation of Kuball’s simple yet highly effective installations that use projectors, silver foil, photographs and videos to create perceptual and experiential spaces analogous to that of Plato’s cave.

Contributions by: Andreas F. Beitin, Hans Belting, Horst Bredekamp, Bazon Brock, Martina Dobbe, Leonhard Emmerling, Blair French, Ursula Frohne and Christian Katti, Wulf Herzogenrath, Friedrich Kittler, Hans Ulrich Reck, Yukiko Shikata, Peter Sloterdijk, Duncan White, Peter Weibel, John C. Welchman, Bernhard Waldenfels; an interview with Friedhelm Mennekes; and design by Christoph Keller.