The philosophy of new materialism in the work of contemporary artists
The visual study contains reflections within the basic concepts of contemporary philosophical ideas. The new materialism in this visual study is used as a metaphor for a vast field to re-evaluate the binary, human view of the world.
180×260 cm format, 224 pages, soft cover, paper clippings
Structure of visual study content
On the basis of the concepts of other, pulsating matter, nature culture and post-humanity referred to above, a visual study structure is being developed which consists of four sections, each of which is divided into three parts.
cover of the book
The visual study uses a cross-cutting string of word-termines from the author ' s dictionary ' s key concepts of modern philosophy.
On the inner top cover valve, the number of visits is given in the book of theme tags for projects.
The publication is equipped with a terminological dictionary
The first section, entitled «Others», deals with the idea of agency. The first part of the section focuses on the concept of «unhuman agents» and how to communicate with them. For example, not only plants, animals, bacteria and other organisms affect the chemistry of the Earth’s atmosphere, but also production, wars, and man-made disasters, which not only refers to human agents. The second section deals with the issue of human subjectivity, the idea of individuality and human agency. The third part of the section under «Others» gives examples of the agency of many, like something radically different from the opposition «me and you».
The navigation of the book is done by means of a system of Forzacs and three-tier colonityls.
The second section of Material is devoted to materiality as a way of life. For the first part of the second section, the nature of the idea of inter-relationship and risomaticity is understood in terms of the concepts of actor and network, which are the main components of actor-network theory. The second part of this section deals with the phenomenon of the agency of matter as such. The third part contains projects that refer to the idea of unity. Here is the idea that everything in the universe is made up of the same material particles, which will be related not only to animals but to the entire world around them.
Each section has a specific colour marking
The third section brings together projects falling within the context of nature-cultural relations. In the first part of this section, work has been done to understand the place of nature within the institution. The second part deals with the phenomenon of cohabitation. Here are projects that raise the ethical issue of coexistence with others and the world as a whole. The third part deals with artistic projects to create artificial nature, which in one way or another criticize the perception of nature as distinct from human activity.
The colour of the sections is moved from section to section due to the thematic intersections of all sections of the study
Projects are provided with texts from artists ' websites, annotations of events or exhibition catalogues
The fourth concluding section focuses on the concept of posthumanism and the consideration of the future of humanity, and the place of man in the world in which he stands in line with «other earthlings.» [Timoti Morton, Rhode of Man. Solidarity with the Unhuman People, 2022]. The first part of the section focuses on bodily integrity. Here we look at projects that study the metamorphosis of the human body as a medium of subjectity, as well as the body as a modified structure and its interaction with machines. The second part deals with self-determination and the dynamic nature of identity. The part on alternative worlds concludes this section. It contains projects to design a different space for existence. Some projects point to fiction, while others suggest different ways of living in the present.
The outer rear cover valve contains a list of the artists mentioned, which forms the alternative contents of the book.
Back cover of the book
Flatplane of publication
reference for reading
