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<p>Works of art have the power to<br />evoke the paradox of a time and a<br />space prior to existence. This concerns<br />the subject itself and its desire<br />to advance toward the unknown<br />through aesthetics as a quality of<br />its feeling. Aesthetic emotion is<br />addressed here in its function of<br />indicating the reality of drives and<br />pointing to that which cannot be<br />thought, that is, the unconscious.<br />The article explores how aesthetic<br />feeling can pave the way to subvert<br />drives and open it up to another<br />facet of existence, suggesting that<br />aesthetic emotion serves an essential<br />function in dealing with horror<br />and clinging to the human, as well<br />as to the promise of a possible life.<br />In this sense, the path involves an<br />ethical commitment.</p>