Open AccessJourneying with and without a Body
Author(s) -
Ntamack Serge
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
proceedings of the african futures conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-508X
DOI - 10.1002/j.2573-508x.2016.tb00081.x
Subject(s) - aesthetics , harmony (color) , sight , ephemeral key , consciousness , common sense , sociology , epistemology , visual arts , art , computer science , philosophy , physics , algorithm , astronomy
In absence of a working definition of art, of tools and materials bought in an art‐shop, how do you make sense of the urge to materially mark and map the spaces in which you inhabit, which are found in you and goes beyond yourself with whatever stuff that is at your disposal? There is no single response to this question, and sometime it is not even a question rather a drive to just do what you feel. Does it make sense? Sometimes it does. But it is not always about sense but a form of satisfaction gained in the refinement of one's sight in relation to continual discoveries, stabilisation of ephemeral moments of consciousness, and non‐sense. In this particular project, I undergo a journey to make something out of what I feel, and do something with what I can find around me (cardboard, plastic, metal, paint, glue, wood, lighter). In doing so, I try to find a way to bridge what I feel with what is around me, create a sense of harmony within and around me, find a way to re‐cognize myself and pave a way in the multiplicity of spaces in which my mind flows and where my body has access or still struggle to access.