them. In the same way the Eskimo may start a drawing or 
carving on one side of a board and continue right over. There is 
no word for art in their language yet: “Every Aivilik adult is an 
accomplished ivory carver: carving is a normal, essential 
requirement, just as writing is with us.”

     Giedion pursues the same spatial themes in Explorations  
in Communication  (p.84): “As is universally the case in primeval 
art, the eye of the Ice Age hunter discovers images of the 
animals he seeks in the structure of the rocks. The French 
describe this recognition of natural formations as “épouser les 
contours”. A few lines, a little carving, or some color are enough 
to bring the animal into view.” Our rediscovery of a passion for 
contours is inseparable from the recognition of precise 
interdependence and function, and of all forms as organic, 
which is thrust upon us by the electro-magnetic wave