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“The Metaphysics of the Greek Crisis”: Visual Art and Anthropology at the Crossroads
Author(s) -
Yalouri Eleana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
visual anthropology review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.346
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1548-7458
pISSN - 1058-7187
DOI - 10.1111/var.12091
Subject(s) - metaphysics , power (physics) , work of art , aesthetics , work (physics) , visual arts , history , sociology , epistemology , art , philosophy , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
During times of uncertainty and ‘crisis’, the religious and the metaphysical may acquire particular resonance and be employed to explain experiences of deprivation and insecurity which cannot be accounted for in rational terms. Using a montage of YouTube videos, the author together with a visual artist have drawn attention to “the metaphysics of the Greek crisis” and the power of its visual cultures. This article gives an account of the history of the montage's making and of some of the issues that arise from a work such as this that stands at the crossroads of anthropology and contemporary art.