the Ontology of Trace: and Manifesto Traceism

What remains when consciousness recedes? What is the objective geometry underlying the act of creation?In The Ontology of the Trace and the Manifesto of Traceism, Beyza Nur Ekici challenges the foundational architectures of modern aesthetics and phenomenology. Rejecting the traditional view that positions human creation as a mere reaction to a psychological "lack" or a passive "void," this work introduces a radical philosophical proposition: The Trace.The Trace is not a metaphysical myth, a psychological repository of the unconscious, or a spiritual vibration. It is the constitutive lag-the structural, objective discrepancy resulting from the geometric loss of information between linearly perceived time and the non-linear, holistic architecture of the universe.Spanning across cognitive, aesthetic, and transcendental layers, this book establishes a rigorous dialogue with the giants of continental philosophy-Husserl's intentionality, Heidegger's mediator-artist, Merleau-Ponty's embodiment, and Derrida's textual prison-only to push past their limitations. By intersecting contemporary physics, including Julian Barbour's timeless geometry and Carlo Rovelli's loop quantum gravity, Ekici positions the act of art not as a subjective expression, but as a systematic and material collision with the objective remnants of space-time.Divided into rigorous theoretical grounding and a practical, operational methodology (Traceism), the book deconstructs the systemic limits of artificial intelligence and outlines a cross-disciplinary application that binds advanced manufacturing, digital prototyping, and material ontology. Ultimately, The Ontology of the Trace expands into a breathtaking cosmic projection, offering a chilling, aesthetic resolution to the Fermi Paradox.This is not an essay on how humans shape art. This is a manifesto on how the universe shapes matter through the interface of human consciousness.

Pagina's: 43, Paperback, Independently published