The Artist as Facilitator: Being present with & loving the unknown
Object-Oriented Ontology presents stark implications for the process of the artist. If all matter is alive, then all things are co-performers, and all art becomes performance. How does one work with the presence of the non-human, and what are the ethical implications of attempting to attune to its n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Performance Philosophy
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Performance Philosophy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.performancephilosophy.org/journal/article/view/114 |
| Summary: | Object-Oriented Ontology presents stark implications for the process of the artist. If all matter is alive, then all things are co-performers, and all art becomes performance. How does one work with the presence of the non-human, and what are the ethical implications of attempting to attune to its needs? Beginning with the object of a table, and considering it within both Graham Harman's discussion of "The Third Table" and the thing as a performing object, Meghan Moe Beitiks analyzes the presence of the non-human in performance and asserts a need for awareness, consideration and love in the creative process. |
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| ISSN: | 2057-7176 |