Emmanuel Levinass interview with Fran oise Armengaud in 1988 is one of the only statements we have from the philosopher who became influential in various disciplines through his ethics that focuses on the fine arts specifically. Presented in English for the first time here this interview brings us Levinass understanding of obliteration as an uncanny disruptive and even unavailable concept. Discussing the work of the French sculptor Sacha Sosno Levinas parses the complex relationship between ethi