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recumbent
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recumbent
1. (of a part or organ) leaning or resting against another organ or the ground
2. (of a fold in a rock formation) in which the axial plane is nearly horizontal

recumbent [ri′kəm·bənt]
(botany)
Of or pertaining to a plant or plant part that tends to rest on the surface of the soil.


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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.
 
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