How to See the World - Nicholas Mirzoff
Chapter 1
"The heroic artist took some of the aura of the king (or queen) and transferred it to him- or herself. Brought down to Earth, the self-portrait became the picture of a hero."
"Schechner claimed that all forms of human activity are a performance, assembled from other actions we have taken in the past to create a new whole. A performance might be an artwork, it might be a chef cooking a dish or a barber cutting hair. Or then again it might be anyone whatever giving a performance of their gender, race, and sexuality in everyday life."
Chapter 1 of Mirzoff's How to See the World brought up some interesting talking points and perspectives. I was intrigued with evolution of the selfie, and how it got to this point. Mirzoff connects the tried and true tradition of the European self portrait to the present day selfie. From a point in time where the image of ones self insinuated one's status and ranking, today the selfie has morphed into a vehicle for various purposes. Furthermore, the mentions of performance brought me a perspective that I wasn't keen to prior. A performance could be a myriad of things that is a result of learned or previously acted upon actions, and could be an exploration of anything that pertains to the performer.
Instructions
- Take the closest object to you and spin it. Let it fall as it may. Watch the energy disperse.
- Imagine the noise everything makes, then make a song from those noises.
Selfie with Artwork
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