VCFA Studio: Performativity of the Body; Body Mechanics [Video Studies]

About the Dickinson Project [Semester 3]

Above is a rough sketch or plan for my installation of this project work. I have selected three poems by Emily Dickinson which include "clover" and "bee" as subjects. I am interested in the concept of narratives as constructions of identity through use of the performative (in text, action, film, art, etc). I have been specifically interested in the processes surrounding the denudation and reconstruction of these narratives.

I have responded to each poem through writing, sketching, ranting, internet searches, and comparisons with other writers (such as Anais Nin). Although each poem I have selected contains "clover" and "bee", my dissections and reactions to each poem have led to very different visual responses and explorations.

About Documenting Identity

My work this past semester has brought up certain questions relating to identity as a form of performance. A form of performance which operates within a broad continuum of culturally governed male/female actions and rituals for us to play in, explore, and situate ourselves in.

Some questions to consider.

Is our identity created through our daily performances/rituals? Does gender specify certain types of roles which limit or direct these performances?... or do we become highly specialized in the creation of specific types of characters therein? How much do we play in these performances? How much control does society and culture have on the direction of our identity play?... how responsible are we for actualizing these directed roles?

"Patchwork" Project [semester 1]

"Patchwork" a collaborative printmaking project [Jan. 2009] was aimed toward bringing artists, and their viewpoints regarding identity (as defined by gender), together for the sake of understanding how third wave feminist concerns of essentialism and difference may or may not operate simultaneously.

The embossments, created from a single etched copper plate, operate in two ways. First, they signify representational and historical second wave feminist imagery of the body. Additionally, they provide a constructed starting point for each artist to actively depart from and actively reconstruct.

... click on the title link for more info about participants, and photos of individual works submitted.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Performativity of the Body; Body Mechanics [Video Studies]

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