Empathic Vision: Affect, Trauma, and Contemporary ArtThis book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the "affective" quality of art contributes to a new understanding of the experience of trauma and loss. By extending the concept of empathy, it also demonstrates how we might, through art, make connections with people in different parts of the world whose experiences differ from our own. The book makes a distinct contribution to trauma studies, which has tended to concentrate on literary forms of expression. It also offers a sophisticated theoretical analysis of the operations of art, drawing on philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, but setting this within a postcolonial framework. Empathic Vision will appeal to anyone interested in the role of culture in post-September 11 global politics. |
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Page 47
... loss per se but of the absence of appro- priate affect ; thus , as Eric Santner suggests , the trauma survivor is “ locked in a repetition compulsion : an effort to recuperate , in the controlled con- text of symbolic behavior , the ...
... loss per se but of the absence of appro- priate affect ; thus , as Eric Santner suggests , the trauma survivor is “ locked in a repetition compulsion : an effort to recuperate , in the controlled con- text of symbolic behavior , the ...
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... loss is experienced . The work is not simply about evacuated space , but about the continuance of mourning itself . In this respect , Salcedo's methods demonstrate an overriding concern with in- habitation ; that is , with the ways in ...
... loss is experienced . The work is not simply about evacuated space , but about the continuance of mourning itself . In this respect , Salcedo's methods demonstrate an overriding concern with in- habitation ; that is , with the ways in ...
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... loss.40 We occupy their ground , their place — yet the objects that come into view for us as we examine Salcedo's work ( the fragments of bodies and identities , the rem- nants of missing people ) are objects already invested with a ...
... loss.40 We occupy their ground , their place — yet the objects that come into view for us as we examine Salcedo's work ( the fragments of bodies and identities , the rem- nants of missing people ) are objects already invested with a ...
Contents
Trauma Affect and Art | 22 |
The Force of Trauma | 46 |
Journeys into Place | 70 |
Copyright | |
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