摘要：The aim of this article is in demonstrating how topological thinking can benefit from a complementary reading concerning the works of Bruno Latour and Manuel DeLanda. My entry to these discussions is the document Canned Dreams, directed by Katja Gauriloff in 2012. My claim in the article is that Gauriloff’s method of making a can of ravioli hybrid is in line with the strengths of Latour’s topological thinking by showcasing the actual associations between people, animals and machines around the globe that are required to produce a single can of ravioli for Finnish consumers. Concerning the assets of DeLanda, on the other hand, Gauriloff touches on the virtual organizing principles that affect not only how those actual relations between elements organize and maintain the loose entity they constitute but also how the subjectivities of the workers are affected by the mechanical processes of making the cans of ravioli. My claim in this article is that had the document reduced the making of a can topological to either actual or virtual, doing so would have resulted in an incomplete topological imaginary – which can be the case in other geographical research as well.
其他摘要：The aim of this article is in demonstrating how topological thinking can benefit from a complementaryreading concerning the works of Bruno Latour and Manuel DeLanda. My entry to these discussions is thedocument Canned Dreams, directed by Katja Gauriloff in 2012. My claim in the article is that Gauriloff’smethod of making a can of ravioli hybrid is in line with the strengths of Latour’s topological thinking byshowcasing the actual associations between people, animals and machines around the globe that arerequired to produce a single can of ravioli for Finnish consumers. Concerning the assets of DeLanda,on the other hand, Gauriloff touches on the virtual organizing principles that affect not only how thoseactual relations between elements organize and maintain the loose entity they constitute but also howthe subjectivities of the workers are affected by the mechanical processes of making the cans of ravioli.My claim in this article is that had the document reduced the making of a can topological to either actualor virtual, doing so would have resulted in an incomplete topological imaginary – which can be the casein other geographical research as well
