

L'Infra-ordinaire
The #isolationartviews book has made me reflect upon Perec’s notion of ‘L’Infra-ordinaire’ (Perec, 1973). Perec defines the Infra-ordinary as “an everydayness that requires a kind of quixotic or excessive attention.” He uses neologisms like ‘infra-ordinary’ to describe an everyday that is ‘neither ordinary or extraordinary, neither banal nor exotic’. I was looking at my world, the news headlines, and in a reaction against the unfolding drama my daily routines became the focus