When I gather together the animals, arguments, molecules, suggestions, forces, interpretations, sounds, people, and images of this study, one theme emerges. The modern story of disenchantment leaves out important things, and it neglects crucial sources of ethical generosity in doing so. Without modes of enchantment, we might not have the energy and inspiration to enact ecological projects, or to contest ugly and unjust modes of commercialization, or to respond generously to humans and nonhumans that challenge our settled identities. These enchantments are already in and around us.
Jane Bennett
Be not inhospitable to strangers
lest they be angels in disguise
Jackie Leven, The Dent In The Fender And The Wheel Of Fate
David Childers, Heart In My Soul
Camouflage/Aesthetics//Spatiality : Relating the individual to the environment
Grasping the complexities involved in our negotiations with the world.
Cognitive mapping within the aesthetic domain, locating the self against the otherwise, homogenising placelessness of contemporary existence.
Contexts:
Documentation , Practice-based research , Research , Studio practice
Artforms:
Drawing , Mixed media , Photography
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