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TOPOLOGY (see E, 285). Lacan makes repeated reference to Fechner's expres-
sion in his work (e.g. E, 193); the 'other scene' is, in Lacanian terms, the Other.
Lacan also uses the term 'scene' to designate the imaginary and symbolic
theatre in which the subject plays out hiS FANTASY, which is built on the edifice
of the real (the world). The scene of fantasy is a virtual space which is framed,
in the same way that the scene of a play is framed by the proscenium arch in a
theatre, whereas the world is a real space which lies beyond the frame (Lacan,
1962-3: seminar of 19 December 1962). The notion of scene is used by Lacan
to distinguish between ACTING OUT and PASSAGE TO THE ACT. The former still
remains inside the scene, for it is still inscribed in the symbolic order. The
passage to the act, however, is an exit from the scene, is a crossing over from
the symbolic to the real; there is a total identification with the object (objet
petit a), and hence an abolition of the subject (Lacan, 1962-3: seminar of 16
January 1963). The fantasy scene is also an important aspect in PERVERSION.
The pervert typically stages his enjoyment in terms of some highly stylised
scene, and according to a stereotypical script.
The [[representation]] on a map of the physical features of a landscape.
