'New Object, Lost Object.': lecture by Mark Cousins, 20th March, 1998

Extent: 1 audio cassette (90mins), 4 digital files (898 MB)

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'New Object, Lost Object' given by Mark Cousins on 20th March 1998. Recordings consist of a Maxwell 90 audio cassette tape, 2 digital preservation files (732 MB, .wav format) and 2 digital access files (166 MB, .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 1hr 12min.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 14th lecture in the series entitled 'The New', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA General Studies programme, 1997-98. In this lecture, Mark Cousins focuses on the relation between the new object and the Freudian lost object. Firstly, he talks about psychic operators' tendency to regress to a previous stage, as well as the negative cost of the lost object. He also elaborates on the term image as an effect of the trauma. Secondly, Cousins debates Freud's opinion on 'imago' which is the outcome of violence and guilt that leads to restitution. Furthermore, the lecturer scrutinizes the identification process of celebrities based on the poles of violence and guilt. Finally, he privileges the strength of the new object over the image because the novelty of the new object is that it is second and has no origins.

Custodial History: Audio cassette recording was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and retained by the AA Photo Library until 2019, when it was transferred to the AA Archives.

Aquisition: Audio cassette was transferred from the AA Photo Library to the AA Archives in 2019. Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Samaneh Karimelahi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Spring Term, Week 10, 16-20th March, 1998