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rep·re·sen·ta·tion 

n.

1. The act of representing or the state of being represented.

2. Something that represents, as:

a. An image or likeness of something.

b. An account or statement, as of facts, allegations, or arguments.

c. An expostulation; a protest.

d. A presentation or production, as of a play.

3. The state or condition of serving as an official delegate, agent, or spokesperson.

4. The right or privilege of being represented by delegates having a voice in a legislative body.

5. A body of legislators that serve on behalf of a constituency.

6. Law A statement of fact made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract.

7. Mathematics A homomorphism from an algebraic system to a similar system of matrices.

Gestalt_Benjamin's Wednesday Treat

"Gestalt” is the German word for pattern. Although often translated into English as "form," Gestalt refers above all to the idea of “wholeness.” Thus, Gestalt is any structure, configuration, or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as to constitute a unit, with properties which are not derivable from the sum of its parts.

Kurt Schwitters, Das Undbild | "The And-Picture," collage 1919. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris