Rethinking Space in Telepresence Art through Merleau-Ponty’s “Eye and Mind”
Eduardo Kac, an important contemporary telepresence artist, has maintained that telepresence art contributes to the breakdown of our sense of space. His argument rests inpart ona reading of Merleau-Ponty’s “Eye and Mind.” Contrary to Kac on this matter, I argue that an int...
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doaj-e8b1ff1ae4014895b2a55187bbb177392021-01-16T18:46:18ZdeuInstitute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian UniversityThe Polish Journal of Aesthetics2544-82422544-82422018-06-01492/201810111310.19205/49.18.7Rethinking Space in Telepresence Art through Merleau-Ponty’s “Eye and Mind”Gina Zavota0Kent State UniversityEduardo Kac, an important contemporary telepresence artist, has maintained that telepresence art contributes to the breakdown of our sense of space. His argument rests inpart ona reading of Merleau-Ponty’s “Eye and Mind.” Contrary to Kac on this matter, I argue that an interpretation of telepresence art through Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology does not inevitably lead to the conclusion that such art diminishes our experience of space; in fact, such a reading can reveal telepresence art to be a means of expanding that experience.https://pjaesthetics.uj.edu.pl/documents/138618288/140484045/PJA.49.zavota.pdf/94a1cf09-e7f4-4787-8845-cacfab90e7dcmaurice merleau-pontyeduardo kactelepresence artspaceembodiment |
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Rethinking Space in Telepresence Art through Merleau-Ponty’s “Eye and Mind” |
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Rethinking Space in Telepresence Art through Merleau-Ponty’s “Eye and Mind” |
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rethinking space in telepresence art through merleau-ponty’s “eye and mind” |
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Institute of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University |
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The Polish Journal of Aesthetics |
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Eduardo Kac, an important contemporary telepresence artist, has maintained that telepresence art contributes to the breakdown of our sense of space. His argument rests inpart ona reading of Merleau-Ponty’s “Eye and Mind.” Contrary to Kac on this matter, I argue that an interpretation of telepresence art through Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology does not inevitably lead to the conclusion that such art diminishes our experience of space; in fact, such a reading can reveal telepresence art to be a means of expanding that experience. |
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maurice merleau-ponty eduardo kac telepresence art space embodiment |
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