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EMANATA(1)
(I thought I’d post these pages of my new project/blog here on asemic.net because some emanata (aspecially the grawlixes) have a strong resemblance to asemic writing, and I think they operate in more or less the same regions of expression but you people might not agree(?)
Mort
I got interested in his chapters on emanata because I like to think of them as primitives for abstract and non-object drawing. (when abstract drawing is drawing that employs as its original subject matter a real physical object and non-objective drawing does not)
Following up on this idea I have categorised the emanata in the following way;
1. Sphericasa capturing the external state of an object
2. Emanata relating to the internal state of an object
3. Taboo; the rejected or censored state of an object
4. Transfer of object related to a non-object state.
5. Emanata in the absence of an object
1. Sphericasa capturing the external state of an object
-Direct-a-trons show where the object came from or is heading to.
-Trowatron shows the trajectory of a thrown object.
-Sailatron is like a dot out for a walk.
-Staggeratron is the trail of a moving object.
-Trowatron shows the trajectory of a thrown object.
-Sailatron is like a dot out for a walk.
-Staggeratron is the trail of a moving object.
2. Emanata relating to the internal states of an object
-Neoflect let us know that something is fresh and new.
-Plewds indicate emotionality.
-Indotherm warn that something is hot.
-Waftarom show that something smells.
-Indotherm warn that something is hot.
-Waftarom show that something smells.
3. Taboo, the rejected or censored state of an object
-Grawlixes are erased, censored, unreadable or asemic writings, sometimes also Japanese symbols.
4.Transfer of object to non-object state.
-Agitron show ambivalent or paradoxical feelings to a situation.
5.Emanata in the absence of an object
-Squeans and Spurls can show all kinds of intoxication
-Jarns are used in relation to frustration and profanities
(unmentioned here are Solrads, Lapsebeams, Vites, Dites, Hites and Uphites, Swalloops, Swishatrons, Bolumpatrons, Turnatrons, Quimps and Nittles and more).
Saul Steinberg with some Jarns, Nittles and Maladictia.
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EMANATA (2)
1.
G.Willim law has collected on his site(1) 151 early French and American examples of
Grawlixes dating from 1909 to 1977 and containing about a thousand symbols.
These are the most common with the number of times they appeared in the list;
Grawlixes dating from 1909 to 1977 and containing about a thousand symbols.
These are the most common with the number of times they appeared in the list;
Following Mort Walker’s definitions(2) they are not just Grawlixes but a mixture of different Maladicta and Emanata.
I thought it would be interesting to compare these with scientific research on emotion.
2.
In his book Descartes Error(3) leading neuroscientist Antonio Damasio differentiates between emotions and feelings;
Emotions are bodily things,
Feelings are mental things.
Feelings are mental things.
Emotions are automatic. They don't require any thinking.
Emotions precede feelings, and are the foundations for feelings.
A feeling is a mental representation of the state of the organism's body.
An emotion is the execution of a complex program of actions. Some actions that are actually movements, like movement that you can do, change your face for example, in fear, or movements that are internal, that happen in your heart or in your gut.
The feeling of an emotion is a cognitive response to that bodily condition.
The feeling of an emotion is a cognitive response to that bodily condition.
According to Damasio over time these representations of bodily states become associated with particular situations and their past outcomes,
These‘somatic markers’ are crucial for making decisions.
For instance when a somatic marker associated with a negative situation is perceived, the person may feel sad and act as an internal alarm to warn the individual to avoid a course of action.
Damasio identifies a direct and an indirect pathway,
- Emotion can be evoked by the changes in the body that are projected to the brain. For instance, encountering a snake may initiate the fight-or-flight response and cause fear.
- Cognitive representations of the emotions can be activated in the brain without being directly followed by a physiological response. For instance, imagining an encounter with a snake would initiate a similar flight-or-fight response “as-if” you were in that particular situation. In other words, the brain can anticipate expected bodily changes.
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How does this reflect on the Emanata??
We can see clearly in these examples that it is indeed the face that expresses the emotion,
We can also see that different Emanata can be associated with the same emotion suggesting that the relation is secondary.
In most examples, we see symbols that walker associated with negative feelings like intoxication and anger in combination with negative emotion
The third and sixth Maladicta here represent an ambivalence,
‘I realise I feel shit but chose to ignore it and be happy’ and
‘I’m feeling sunny but I’m not showing it’ .
Suppose Emanate are feelings that is- mental representations of the state of the organism's body, this gives these possibilities;
- Emotion is no longer automatic (manipulation)
- Feeling is distorted because there is a perception is that the bodily state is distorted (sickness)) or there is a mental distortion separate of the bodily state,(drugs)
- The ambivalence is a normal condition (madness)
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So if they are not emotions, are Emanata representations of bodily states?Here’s a situation with an unmistakable effect on the body;
As a result of the severe stress on the body we see several Emanata popping up.
I think it is not unlikely that Emanata are in fact somatic markers.
Links;
(2)Mort Walker
(3)Antonio Damasio . Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain, Putnam Publishing, 1994, ISBN 0-399-13894-3; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes'_Error
Theo Van Den Boogaard, Wim T. Schippers. Sjef van Oekel raakt op drift
Oberon(1985), ISBN13 9789032045265
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An Anthology of Asemic Handwriting: A Call For Works
An Anthology of Asemic Handwriting
Call for contributions
Publishing house Uitgeverij [http://www.uitgeverij.cc/] has commissioned Michael Jacobson and Tim Gaze to edit a volume titled An Anthology of Asemic Handwriting. This will be the first lengthy anthology of asemic writing ever to be published, covering a range from the distant past to the 21st century.
The editors are seeking submissions of asemic writing written, drawn, or painted by hand. For clarification of the term "asemic writing," please refer to:
Potential contributors are invited to send up to 3 unique asemic works to thenewpostliterate@gmail.com along with a one paragraph bio. Previously published works are acceptable. Submissions may be sent in any file format (preferably PDF), in black & white or grayscale, of minimum 300 dpi resolution, accompanied by a short biography. Contributions may include but are not limited to
Contribution deadline will be June 1, 2013.
Uitgeverij is a small independent POD publishing house committed to publishing material from the edges of language, such as poetry, extinct, endangered or fictional languages, and critical reflection on language itself. All Uitgeverij books are published under a Creative Commons license, with all authors retaining full copyright on their work.
Although selected contributors to An Anthology of Asemic Handwriting cannot be paid for their respective contributions, they will all receive an author copy of the final publication.
We will keep all contributors up to date with progress on their submissions, and progress on this historically significant publication.
We look forward to seeing your work!
The Editors,
Michael Jacobson
Tim Gaze
Call for contributions
Publishing house Uitgeverij [http://www.uitgeverij.cc/] has commissioned Michael Jacobson and Tim Gaze to edit a volume titled An Anthology of Asemic Handwriting. This will be the first lengthy anthology of asemic writing ever to be published, covering a range from the distant past to the 21st century.
The editors are seeking submissions of asemic writing written, drawn, or painted by hand. For clarification of the term "asemic writing," please refer to:
- Asemic magazine [http://www.asemic.net/] and [http://www.calameo.com/subscriptions/1567746]
- The New Post-literate blog [http://thenewpostliterate.blogspot.com/]
- The asemic writing Google group: [https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/asemic]
- The asemic writing Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/76178850228/]
- Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asemic_writing]
Potential contributors are invited to send up to 3 unique asemic works to thenewpostliterate@gmail.com along with a one paragraph bio. Previously published works are acceptable. Submissions may be sent in any file format (preferably PDF), in black & white or grayscale, of minimum 300 dpi resolution, accompanied by a short biography. Contributions may include but are not limited to
- Genuinely asemic script (new alphabets, new symbols, newly invented writing styles)
- Illegible writing in conventional scripts
- A range of techniques from calligraphy to casual handwriting/drawing
Contribution deadline will be June 1, 2013.
Uitgeverij is a small independent POD publishing house committed to publishing material from the edges of language, such as poetry, extinct, endangered or fictional languages, and critical reflection on language itself. All Uitgeverij books are published under a Creative Commons license, with all authors retaining full copyright on their work.
Although selected contributors to An Anthology of Asemic Handwriting cannot be paid for their respective contributions, they will all receive an author copy of the final publication.
We will keep all contributors up to date with progress on their submissions, and progress on this historically significant publication.
We look forward to seeing your work!
The Editors,
Michael Jacobson
Tim Gaze
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EMANATA(3)
1
If Emanata represent the execution of an‘automatic program of actions’(see previous posts), this implies some underlying repetitive machine-like behavior and it should be relatively easy to write them into executable instructions.
Here are some of the most common Emanata written in LOGO(1).
to GRAWLIX
REPEAT forever [RIGHT RANDOM FORWARD RANDOM]
REPEAT forever [RIGHT RANDOM FORWARD RANDOM]
to SAWR
REPEAT forever [FORWARD RIGHT FORWARD LEFT]
to NITTLE
REPEAT forever[FORWARD RIGHT 144]
to SPURL
REPEAT 90[FORWARD 1 RIGHT 2]
REPEAT 36 [FORWARD 1 RIGHT 5]
end
REPEAT forever [SPURL]
to JARN :step :turn
FORWARD :step
RIGHT :turn
JARN :step - 1 :turn
end
[JARN]
What I think these examples show is that most of the times a single line of instruction is enough to produce an Emanata, and each seems to be generated by a different procedure; random, linear, closure and recursion, thus making it credible that they are the result of some fundamental automatic process.
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If Grawlixes and Emanata are somatic markers, and represent actions that are actually movements; What then are the movements and actions the different Emanata represent?
If we treat the outcome of the instruction as a trace we should be able to reconstruct the action.
- To GRAWLIX; Going and turning randomly all the time.
- To SAWR; Going ahead, sharply turning left and right all the time.
- To NITTLE; Going straight, sharply turning the same amount every time.
- To SPURL; Turning and turning a bit more all the time.
- To JARN; Going forward, turning, and going forward a bit less every time.
We have already established that the face indicates whether the experience is good or bad, and even though such an experience is always subjective and depending on the situation, it should now be possible to give some general description of the underlying feeling by answering the question ‘how is it going?’
And I think it’s reasonable to assume here that any action that repeats forever will have a sense of madness to it.
For example; To GRAWLIX; It’s going anywhere, I have no control!
3
Not every example in the list of Emanata seems to be an index for movement.There are also punctuation marks
and symbols (more about these later)
Another way Emanata could prove to be automatic besides by how they are produced, is by the way they are uttered, for example when a cartoon character curses.
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So at least some non-objective Emanata appear to be generated and expressed by an automatic program of actions and can be combined into complex wholes.
In his book 'Why We Curse' Timothy Jay(2) identifies two types of cursing, here illustrated with their possible Emanata versions.
1. Non-propositional cursingthat is automatic, reflexive and effortless.
‘Automatic cursing draws heavily on the on the abilities of the right hemisphere.’
An example of automatic cursing is cursing in response to surprise or frustration.
‘Automatic cursing draws heavily on the on the abilities of the right hemisphere.’
An example of automatic cursing is cursing in response to surprise or frustration.
(Franquin, Spirou et Fantasio #15 1961)
2. Propositional cursingthat is not reflexive but strategic and creative.
It is effortful because it uses more cognitive resources than automatic cursing.
It draws heavily on the abilities of the left hemisphere and relies on syntax, semantics and logic.
It is effortful because it uses more cognitive resources than automatic cursing.
It draws heavily on the abilities of the left hemisphere and relies on syntax, semantics and logic.
(Goscinny & Uderzo. Asterix and Cleopatra 1965)
So at least some non-objective Emanata appear to be generated and expressed by an automatic program of actions and can be combined into complex wholes.
from;
(1) Abelson, H. diSessa, A. Turtle Geometry, ISBN 0-262-51037-5
(2) Jay, Timothy. Why We Curse, ISBN-13: 978-1556197581
Walker, Mort. The Lexicon of Comicana, ISBN 0-595-08902-X
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EMANATA (4)
Through the famous case of Phineas Gage, a patient with severe frontal lobe damage, Antonio Damasio (1) locates the somatic markers in the frontal cortex.
An injury of the frontal lobe can lead to deficits in executive function, such as anticipation, goal selection, planning, sequencing, monitoring, and self-correction. (2)The frontal areas of the cortex are inhibitory in nature: If the frontal area is damaged, the ability to inhibit socially undesirable behaviours, like uttering obscenities is diminished.’
The Prefrontal Cortex
What about those distinct shapes of the different Emanata in cartoons?
Consider some of the effects of a seizure for patients with Frontal lobe epilepsy. (3)A quick comparison with the available Emanata shows a lot of similarities.
The symptoms typically come in short bursts that last less than a minute.
During the onset of a seizure, the patient may exhibit abnormal body posturing.
In rare cases, uncontrollable laughing or crying may occur.
In most cases, a patient will experience a physical or emotional Aura of tingling, numbness or tension prior to a seizure occurring.
An aura sensation can include some or a combination of the following:
During the onset of a seizure, the patient may exhibit abnormal body posturing.
In rare cases, uncontrollable laughing or crying may occur.
In most cases, a patient will experience a physical or emotional Aura of tingling, numbness or tension prior to a seizure occurring.
An aura sensation can include some or a combination of the following:
Bright lights and blobs |  |
Zigzag lines |  |
Vibrating visual field |  |
Kaleidoscope effects on visual field |  |
auditory hallucinations |  |
Modification of sounds in the environment: buzzing, tremolo, amplitude modulation |  |
Feelings of confusion |  |
Feeling as if you are getting warmer or overheating |  |
Sudden Perspiration |  |
Weakness, unsteadiness |  |
Being unable to speak properly, such as slurred speech or gibberish. |  |
I think it is not far fetched to see Emanata as a product of the frontal cortex.
We can assume that most of the times Emanata are uttered, there is no case of frontal lobe damage. And since they often seem to replace profanities, it implies that some of the Emanata are themselves an exaggerated version of the control mechanisms that inhibit the expression of profanities and undesirable behaviour!.
We can assume that most of the times Emanata are uttered, there is no case of frontal lobe damage. And since they often seem to replace profanities, it implies that some of the Emanata are themselves an exaggerated version of the control mechanisms that inhibit the expression of profanities and undesirable behaviour!.
Emanata and D.I.Y. Frontal Lobe Stimulation; A Shortcut to Enlightenment.
The illuminating effects of prefrontal lobe ¬stimulation were already familiar with several agents in the field..
Max Taber (One flew over the cuckoo's nest 1975) after an illuminating moment tuning up his frontal lobe to prevent himself from completely losing control.
The three stooges (inspired by Laurel and Hardy and James Finlayson) were well-known forehead-slappers. Here also appealing to the self-correcting qualities.
Homer Simpson, reinforcing that the answer was always right in front of him, d’oh!.
Again, Sjef van Oekel just discovering diy illumination and is seeing some nice squeans and spurls .("Doctor; everytime I do this (*) I get a buzzing headache!")
(1) Antonio Damasio . Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain, Putnam Publishing, 1994, ISBN 0-399-13894-3
(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_lobe_injury
(3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_(symptom)
G.Willim law. Grawlixes Past and Present ; http://www.statoids.com/comicana/grawlist.html
Walker, Mort. The Lexicon of Comicana, ISBN 0-595-08902-X
(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_lobe_injury
(3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_(symptom)
G.Willim law. Grawlixes Past and Present ; http://www.statoids.com/comicana/grawlist.html
Walker, Mort. The Lexicon of Comicana, ISBN 0-595-08902-X
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Small Notebook Improvisations
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