Quote by Susan Sontag

Camp is a vision of the world in terms of style -- but a particular kind of style. It is love of the exaggerated.

Camp is a vision of the world in terms of style -- but a par

Summary

This quote by Susan Sontag captures camp as a unique and flamboyant aesthetic. Camp embraces and celebrates excessive or exaggerated elements in fashion, art, and culture. It goes beyond ordinary taste, emphasizing a love for the bold, theatrical, and kitschy. Camp can be seen as a whimsical and playful perspective that challenges conventional notions of beauty and authenticity, opting instead for a deliberate and enjoyable embrace of the extraordinary.

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Exaggeration

By Susan Sontag

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