Ah - I noticed that image right away myself, Hello Dali -
can't think of Dali deploying anything resembling this except perhaps the canes echo Dali's crutches.. No I see this as part of an older tradition involving the voices of things, that the character of things is closely analogous to their being, that there is a kind of dual uncanny/unheimlich nature to all embodiment.. This seems far more related to Greek and Roman traditions of the Grylli..but it's also cartoon philosophy.. what else to call it.. it's philosophy done as a caricature, a physiognomy a kind of joky, fatalistic, 'humourous' physiognosis the knees are talking "wee are wretched kneee gotiators" the arse the arms the body as a corporate structure cryptically echoing our endosymbiotic origins our Arcimboldian microbial selves Our bodies are weird evolved architectures like Microbial arcologies if you've ever read about the chemistry involved in the evolution of vertebrate segmentalism and skeletal structure, its one of the most fascinating and epic creations really this image is one of the warmest most human ways to say that.. it expresses body wisdom.. there is knowledge in our tissues, it may have flaws, or be untranslatable, but internally there is a great deal of untapped bandwidth.. I just think these more humble folksy images speak to an innocence and charity towards our beastliness that I identify with
