A story in the telling. . . : an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree, a Masters in Fine Arts, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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2018
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Massey University
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This exegesis contains a laying out of the ground that is our contemporary moment of
environmental and social crisis,. This includes the approaches and attitudes that have
brought that crisis into being. These are approaches and attitudes that seek to control
and master the world. The ‘body’— that is, our own bodies and the body of that world— is
where this drama is seen to play out. Art and contemplative practices are understood as
offering counter modes to control and exploitation. These counter modes of practice
and understanding are examined and critiqued. An attempt is made to perform this
problem by offering points of clarity and orientation, while, at the same time avoiding
too much clarity and control. Which is to say that this exegesis is also a literary text, in
part and whole. Finally, in keeping with this performance of clarity and control, and
possible counter modes, the concluding section —‘Where to Next’— offers two
suggestive, rather than explicitly directive ways forward.
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Art, Philosophy, Reflection (Philosophy), Narrative inquiry (Research method), Ethnology, Authorship, Conceptual art, Video art