Book
Posthuman spiritualities in contemporary performance
politics, ecologies and perceptions
Abstract
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.
Details | Table of Contents
The artist is present by Marina Abramović
pp.29-67
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89758-5_2Deer shelter skyspace by James Turrell
pp.69-97
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89758-5_3Cat by Ansuman Biswas
pp.99-137
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89758-5_4Journey to the lower world by Marcus Coates
pp.139-167
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89758-5_5Work with pollen by Wolfgang Laib
pp.169-187
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89758-5_6Publication details
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Place: Basingstoke
Year: 2018
Pages: 220
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-89758-5
ISBN (hardback): 978-3-319-89757-8
ISBN (digital): 978-3-319-89758-5
Full citation:
Battista Silvia (2018) Posthuman spiritualities in contemporary performance: politics, ecologies and perceptions. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.