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Ekphrasis.

Authors :
LAURENZO, TOMÁS
Source :
Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research. Jun2017, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p215-219. 5p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

This article presents a mixed-media installation titled Ekphrasis, consisting of close-up videos of a heavily scarred body projected onto an elastic screen. The screen has one string attached to its centre, which in turn is attached to a stepper motor. The motor pulls the screen in a controlled random pattern, stretching it and letting go, sometimes carefully, sometimes violently. The piece explores the relationship between the digital representation of the body and its corporeity, recreating the trauma that generated the scars on the medium itself, and proposing a new layer of abstraction that sustains the reflection on the significance of the human body. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1477965X
Volume :
15
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
127506220
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1386/tear.15.2.215_1