"The practice of collecting is not equivalent to a sexual practice, in that it does not seek to still a desire ( as does fetishism). None the less, it ca bring about a reactive satisfaction that is every bit as intense. In which case, the obhect in question should undoubtedly be seen as a 'loved object'....for the collector the object is a sort of docile dog which recieves caresses and returns them in its own way; or rather, reflects them like a mirror constructed in such a way as to throw back images not of the real but of the desirable."

Jean Baudrillard

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