Body of Work
An event about art that uses technology to turn your body into its material.
An event about art that uses technology to turn your body into its material.
Haptics, sensors, and other new technologies are enabling art where your body becomes the material for the work. When touch becomes the site of the artwork, it can't be photographed or recorded. It exists only in your body.
Contemporary art is primarily focused on vision and sound, leaving out the somatic. Touch is complex to work with. There is little terminology, few shared references, and no defined frameworks. How do we exhibit it? How do we fund it? What responsibility do we have as artists when we work with the bodies of our audience?
This event is part workshop, part exhibition, part laboratory, bringing together artists in Sweden who are defining this field to discuss its challenges and contradictions. And most importantly, to get a feel for what it is.
The event takes place at Helix Art Space, June 2 – 5. All invited. ♥
Event by Karo Hall (Karolina Hallencreutz) and Jakob Skote.
“The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.”
— Saint Augustine
If this is a project that lies close to you and you have ideas or want to contribute, please drop us a line.