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Reception Theory “In an art context, reception theory refers to the way an audience actively decodes a work of art and helps to define and explore the meaning of the cultures we live in today The term was first used by the German theorist Hans-Robert Jauss in the late 1960s to analyse literature, and is […]
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When drawing I was always aware of the hand,the shadow of my thumb, sound of the contact – skin on paper, point to plane The wonderful revelation of the mark made but also the act of making the mark, not pissing on a lamppost but the innocent joy of presence in the now of the […]
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Not only theoretically relevant but beautiful visual manifestations of an experiment in networked existence. Deligny’s output will be the starting node for my written essay. From there I intend to unpleat and unpack Steyerl’s Circulationism using Serres as a guide. Haraway will provide the rigour to ensure binary logic is kept in check.
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Reflecting upon 701 my practice and research have been enriched. Key to this has been the two-week residency undertaken in the Project Space at Royal William Yard in November. Prior to that I felt an unease attempting to synchronise my practice and involvement in the course. The extended period in a project space has fostered […]
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“We have needed this fuzziness for centuries. While waiting for it, we seemed to be playing the piano with boxing gloves on, in our world of stiff logic, with our broad concepts … Henceforth, my book is rigorously fuzzy. Geometry has made its peace with finesse. ” – Serres : The Parasite This, however, […]
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O TRUMPS I http://theviralcommunity.com/article/oprah-winfrey-one-of-the-worlds-best-neoliberal-capitalist-thinkers/ “We are the perfect, depoliticized, complacent neoliberal subjects.” “When the stories that manage our desires break their promises over and over, the stories themselves become fuel for change and open a space for new, radical stories. These new stories must feature collective demands that provide a critical perspective on the real […]
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A bit of a blurt: Criticism is generally seen as negative and a form of attack. The term Criticality feels less prone to this bagaging. Does this derive from insecurities in those receiving criticism? Language language language Critical can be a crucial moment, point, event We do react to criticism both negatively and positively but […]
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“…being as suavely vacuous as possible.” – Hito Steyerl This is all too relevant to research I have been subjected to today. Obfuscation to shield a void.
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Bryony Gillard Collab as instigate a friendship Making Kin Sticky slippery Feminist archive south – bristol Traders callout symphony Kristeyva Change as state . Becoming as practice curatorial practice arnolfini Queer punks Southwest tv and film archive and pen arts HD poet: Jellyfish experience Mind linked to erotic body Sexuality and conceptual lives Jellyfish as […]
