For my project in 2nd year at Elam, I stalked a unknown man who I saw on the bus. It was the most weirdest thing I have ever done but actually it was fun, discovering about someone by observation.And now, I came up with an idea of " how well do I know about myself?".
Who am I? what kind of person am I? Do I really know myself? What if, stalking, in other word, "researching" about myself? Would I find any new things about me? As a starting point, I will start to observe myself by documenting my daily life and pattern for 1-2 weeks.
http://hellomynameisscott.blogspot.com/2008/09/33-ways-to-spy-on-yourself.html
http://www.aquinox.net/blog/2007/01/would_you_dare_to_stalk_yourse.html
http://www.mediaartnet.org/works/the-shadow/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbyladybug/111018626/meta/
http://www.eightartgallery.com/eng/?site=artister&art=li9
Hi Kelly, this is a cool project and very funny to read. lol
ReplyDeleteIs'the self' a fractured concept?
I don't think we are a coherent super self-aware conscious being (actually we know very little about ourselves and why we do things).
I have been recommended the book 'The Death of the Author' by Roland Barthes and I think it could be useful for you as well.
In Postmodern art a major force was questions of identity and self. Roland Barthes used the example of the author and the text they wrote, this is interesting for us as artists who produce artwork (see wikipedia links below for starters).
Is it important who we are in relation to the production of our artworks or is the artwork itself the only important thing which holds all the meaning necessary?
Artists: Louise Bourgeois, Vito Acconci...
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_the_Author
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorial_intentionality