Thoma, A orcid.org/0000-0003-1698-8677 (2020) Vertigo of presence: Chantal Akerman’s NOW, nomadic dwelling and the ‘war machine’ within the context of contemporary moving image works. Journal of Visual Art Practice, 19 (2). pp. 179-201. ISSN 1470-2029
Abstract
How can the heightened time–space correlation of (armed) conflict, if at all, be represented in an art context? This article explores how Chantal Akerman’s multi-channel installation NOW (2015) can be read in view of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's (1988) ‘war machine’, a concept suggesting a rebellious strategy defined by nomadic existence and acted out against the State and its involvement in capitalist control systems. In this context, nomadic dwelling with its enhanced sense of ‘smooth space’ offers geographical, psychological and audio-visual dimensions. Aiming to examine a range of takes on the political, economical and existential dimension of warfare within contemporary art, the discussion draws parallels with moving image works by Harun Farocki, Anri Sala, Regina José Galindo and Elizabeth Price. A mapping of the proposed theoretical framework across individual case studies allows for a rigorous examination and differentiation of audio-visual and conceptual methodologies and their phenomenological implications.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019, Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Visual Art Practice. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Nomadic; dwelling; moving image; phenomenology; war machine; installation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2019 08:24 |
Last Modified: | 07 May 2021 00:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14702029.2019.1676998 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:151215 |