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I don't think Deleuze and Guattari actually talk about it directly, but barbed wire seems like a perfect example of a technology that turns smooth space into st
by keiferski 2y ago
I don't think Deleuze and Guattari actually talk about it directly, but barbed wire seems like a perfect example of a technology that turns smooth space into striated space. Basically smooth spaces are vast and open, like the sea or the great plains, whereas striated spaces are ones organized, put under a grid, etc.
https://www.christianhubert.com/writing/smoothstriated https://www.christianhubert.com/writing/smoothstriated
- ortusdux 2y agoThis is a big deal with fish passage restoration. Rectangular farmland led to dykes that straitened out streams and rivers. Straight waterways flow faster and wash away sediment. This makes it harder for fish to swim upstream while leaving fewer places to rest and spawn. There is a fair amount of restoration work going on in the PNW to try and undo this, and the results I've seen have been promising.