The Object World of Man

The essential meaning of authenticity is in fact a touch of the illusory truth of being. The antique object, though completely anachronistic in relation to the present, is fully fitting into all kinds of spaces because it represents a part of ourselves. Man is not at home in a functional environment. On the other hand, however, through their historicity, the artifacts refute the very presence of history, because although they are authentic, they find themselves in an environment that is not at all authentic for their existence, and this is because the ancient object presents itself as authentic in a system whose essence is not authenticity at all, but the calculated relation and abstraction of the sign.