10.26180/5dc365bb6a878 ANGELA VIORA ANGELA VIORA Analysing the Performance Art Process Through the Forces of Fragmentation and Union: An Offer. Monash University 2019 Performance Art Body Art Visual Arts Art History and Theory Continental philosophy Phenomenology Practice-led research Practice-as-Research Space and Place studies Embodied art Participatory art Marina Abramovic Mike Parr Ana Mendieta Jill Orr The Foreigner Mapping the Sound Body Space Time Performer-Audience Relationship Performing Arts Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies Art 2019-11-07 00:30:49 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Analysing_the_Performance_Art_Process_Through_the_Forces_of_Fragmentation_and_Union_An_Offer_/10263038 In this practice-led thesis, I argue that the powerful potential of performance art lies in the dynamic character of its process, evolving according to forces of fragmentation and union; this leads those involved in a performance to experience reconfiguration in their perceptions, thoughts, and emotions. By examining the dynamics occurring during the unfolding of a piece, exploring the essence of its “happening”, I aim to offer a deeper understanding of how performance art engages with the world. I do so by investigating some key moments of the processes of five artworks in combination with scholarship encompassing various research fields.