[HearDis! 285]
Just as the “agalma” is a precious object hidden in a worthless box, so “objet petit a” is the object of desire which we seek in the Other (Lacan, Seminar VIII ). So, what is the precious object, and what the worthless box in the case of Harouki Zombi’s latest single “Objet Petit A”? Hard to tell, since the duo’s quirky avant-pop is only one part of a multimedia-experience of elaborated performances and colorful videos. Well, maybe that’s the worthless box: Trying to sum up what Harouki Zombi do with a simple genre definition, instead of just enjoying and downloading the music…
