[r{e]volving} apparatus : the [r]evolution of a bodily, technological, spatio-temporal practice : an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract

This text is one of many apparatuses, produced whilst in motion of turning - a particularly acute turn of which has reconfigured my performance and writing practice indefinitely. The performing apparatus, in ever [r]evolving configuration, forms the foundation for a selection of personal artistic works spanning live spatio-temporal performances, ‘live’ installations, and discursive experimentations. Within this, the presence of human and non-human bodies - in virtual, mechanical and fleshy form - activate, enact, comprise, and pass through these apparatuses. The evolution of three major works guide the research through several interpretations of Karen Barad’s theory of Agential Realism. Through these turns the practice of apparatus transforms from technical means, to the locus of performance, and finally to a means of performatively entangling with the world. The culmination of this thesis has encode in myself and my practice a commitment to [r]evolving or perpetual falling. This momentum signals towards a future practice which is resistant to certainty or definitive conclusion, seeking ground only momentarily before continuing to [r]evolve.