2008년 4월 10일 목요일

Mark Coniglio: Materials vs Content in Digitally Mediated Performance

Mark Coniglio, the author of this text, tries to divide digitally mediated performance in two according to their methodology of the presentation. The first one is ‘material driven’ like “Apparitions” and the second ‘content driven’ like ‘16 (R)evolution’. Of course there are different ways and purposes to use imaginary in the performance. In Apparitions, the visuals stay within a clearly defined realm throughout the course of the piece, and these visuals are visible throughout almost the entire work and the materiality, the exhaustively explore the attributes of all materials, is the subject of the peace. But the 16 Revolutions, on the other hand, presents a far more varied palette of visual imagery that is present in several sections, but is, significantly, absent in others. In the 16 (R)evolution, the visual imagery itself is not the subject but a method to emphasis the narrative of the piece.

Some characteristics of the both side are listed bellow.

Material driven (Apparition)
Based on Reality
Traditional in art making, exhaustively explore the attributes of all materials
Abstraction
Dance (contemporary – without narrative & in abstract sense)
Exploring the materials is the subject of the work

Content driven (16 Revolutions)
Based on illusion
Narrative oriented
Theater (by more traditional literary interpretation)
Use materials to suggest or provide context
An idea implies narrative
Someone is telling a story

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