Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Fiona Enright

Positions 4-6.

"The magic helper is nebulous; 'there is no definite image linked up with that power'(Erich Fromm Escape from Freedom 172). A country, institution, or powerful person can act as a magic helper. In the digital episteme, corporations like Google, Amazon and Facebook serve as magic helpers. Anonymous authorities such as these are, “...more effective than overt authority, since one never suspects that there is any order which one is expected to follow” (Erich Fromm. Escape from Freedom. 166). Moreover, it is more likely to meet the expectations of the individual, as its influence and capabilities far surpass that of an individual or small group." Fiona Enright 'Section IV, Part c’ The Human Element: Information, Knowledge and Art in the Digital Episteme, 2021