discourse, is due to the notion of culture and the deviation

from the cultural standards and norms, in order to

preserve the boundaries of society and maintain the

"status quo." In relation to the aesthetic regard for

elements of artistic expression, conforming to the ages of

imagery, the Dadaist movement corresponds to the

sociological conceptualization of "nihilism," as such that

the declared purpose of the movement was to render the

masses (following WWI) submissive to the ideal of the

collective void, i.e., one's value system, as well as morals,

were nonexistent, a notion comparable to Ballard's

"Death of Affect." Nevertheless, the Dadaist movement

retained a positive approach with regards to the

individual, in that within the irrationality of the respective

movement, a form of liberation was fostered by way of

anomie; Dadaism, is essence, corresponds to a

representational metaphor for the lack of emotional

expression manifest in contemporary standing.