'The Morality of the Face': lecture by Mark Cousins, 2nd March, 2018

Extent: 2 digital files (7.5 GB)

Comprises audiovisual recording of a lecture entitled 'The Morality of the Face', given by Mark Cousins on the 2nd March, 2018 The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (3.54 GB, .mpg format) and a digital access file (3.96 GB .mp4 format).

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 6th lecture in the series entitled 'The Face', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA Open Lecture series, 2017-2018. In this last lecture of the series, Mark Cousins concludes by drawing attention to the ambivalence condition of 'the face'. He draws om the argument of Emmanuel Levinas, to describe the moment of the birth of an ethic as the site of the encounter between two people, two faces. He considers 'the face' can be a means by which to investigate questions of frontality, a surface in which extension has given way to expression.

Custodial History: Original recording (format unknown) was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and a digital copy (.iso format) has been retained on the department's servers since c2018.

Aquisition: Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021, using the digital file held by the the AA Audio Visual Department.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Gabriela Jimenez

Publication Note: AA Weekly, Week 8, Term 2, 26th February - 3rd March, 2018