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Structuring Potentials: Sculpture as Apparatus

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posted on 2019-07-24, 03:47 authored by SOPHIE CLAIRE TAKACH
This exegesis investigates the capacity of sculpture to make imperceptible forces perceptible to an audience. Drawing on the philosophy of Gilbert Simondon and his notion of information as a structuring force that modifies or alters bodies in response to changing conditions, together with analysis of artworks by Aram Bartholl, Cameron Robbins and Joyce Hinterding, I identify complementary modes in which sculpture can produce awareness of subtle influences within a specific location. Interactions with the sculpture are framed as exchanges that shape bodies through an alteration of the positions and the perspectives of those encountering the artwork.

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Campus location

Australia

Principal supervisor

Terri Bird

Additional supervisor 1

Spiros Panigirakis

Year of Award

2019

Department, School or Centre

Fine Art

Course

Master of Fine Art

Degree Type

MPHIL

Faculty

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

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