February 2012
“The most dangerous thing in the world is to think you understand something.”
– …in the words of Zen (via stoppingandseeing)
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informing my work, and on my mind
The human body has no capacity to remember physical pain. Once felt or perceived (a result of the exchange of sodium across a neuron) it can never be felt again, at least not physically.
All of our sensations (excluding physical pain), cognitions, auditory and visual information are encoded separately in our brain. Meaning we can recall, rebuild and relive the entirety of a moment with out the...
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What would it take to shock you?
Is it still possible for art to be shocking?
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FLESH + BLOOD
you may notice that today’s images have a commonality… these are all artists included one of my lectures/discussions in my ISSUES + IMAGES course exploring the issues, content, media and practices of contemporary art in the context of art history and contemporary society. The works I’m posting today are for the ‘flesh + blood’ discussion which is part of a larger unit...
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