Pool 4: Art & Philosophy (gLV)

How does a frame or a camera guide perception, for example of a painted surface? Do we have to understand this guide as a restriction or is it a form of extasis, a different one? The pool discusses these questions using the example of your work. We align the discussions with the philosophical discourse of perception, especially with Maurice Merleau-Ponty. In exhibition visits, we specify our discussions with concrete experiences of looking at art works. We will discuss this in relation to mediated presentations of artistic positions in distinguished journals (print and online), books and exhibition catalogues. A list of artists and related publications will be available beforehand.


About the lecturer:
 
Nils Röller is a professor at the Zurich University of the Arts. His research focuses on the relation between text, image and philosophy. In the Journal for Art, Sex and Mathematics he has published experimental posts in collaboration with artists and poets since 2006. Recent publications in English and German include “Interfacing Philosophy” and "Text-Image Parergon“ published in Koko magazine. Former publications as “Roth der Grosse”, “Bittermeer”, “Alpentram” evolve as discussions of procedures established in contemporary poetry.