This book provides an interpretative analysis of the notion of
spirituality through the lens of contemporary performance and
posthuman theories. The book examines five performance/artworks: The
Artist is Present (2010) by Marina Abramović; The Deer Shelter
Skyscape (2007) by James Turrell; CAT (1998) by Ansuman Biswas;
Journey to the Lower World by Marcus Coates (2004); and the work with
pollen by Wolfgang Laib. Through the analysis of these works the
notion of spirituality is grounded in materiality and embodiment
allowing the conceptual juxtaposition of spirit and matter to
introduce the paradoxical as the guiding thread of the narrative of
the book. Here, the human is interrogated and negotiated with/within a
plurality of other living organisms, intangible existences and micro
and macrocosmic ecologies. Silence, meditation, shamanic journeys,
reciprocal gazing, restraint, and contemplation are analyzed as
technologies used to manipulate perception and adventure into the
multilayered condition of matter.
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Politics, Ecologies and Perceptions
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ISBN
9783319897585
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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