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Recumbence

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re·cum·bent  (r-kmbnt)
adj.
1. Lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest; reclining.
2. Resting; idle.
3. Biology Resting on the surface from which it arises. Used of an organ or other structure.
[Latin recumbns, recumbent-, present participle of recumbere, to lie down : re-, re- + cumbere, to lie.]
re·cumbence, re·cumben·cy n.
re·cumbent·ly adv.
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An increase in concentration of 10 percent to 20 percent occur within 30 minutes of becoming upright after a period of recumbence.
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The viewer's recumbence suggests a similar kind of choice: Either look carefully, as art usually asks us to do, noticing all the brilliant little details and the flourish with which they have been orchestrated, or just let your thoughts drift lazily out of focus and allow Rist's projections to become a visual equivalent of Brian Eno's ambient music.
Pipilotti Rist: Hauser & Wirth by Schwabsky, Barry / Artforum International
 
 
 
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