Material Others and Other Materialities

September 30, 2016   12.45 – 6.15pm

Iklectik Art Lab, 20 Carlisle Lane, London SE1 7LG

In their short philosophical fable ‘Vampyroteuthis Infernalis’, Vilem Flusser and Louis Bec compare human existence to that of a deep-sea squid, the Vampyroteuthis Infernalis. In the process they raise questions about the relation of cognition, culture and sociality to corporeal anatomy and environment. Flusser and Bec’s ruminations form the background context and connecting thread for this symposium, which brings together 10 papers to explore questions of materiality and otherness, specifically in relation to art and design and media. All presentations take a point of departure from Flusser and Bec’s text to discuss an artefact in relation to the symposium’s themes.

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Programme:

1. Phenomenological Materialities

The Immateriality of Titian’s Pesaro Altarpiece| Ken Wilder, Chelsea College of Arts
Circle or Oval?: Concepts, Non-identity and the Lifeworld |…