<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Joan Jonas’s large survey exhibition at Tate Modern (2018) highlighted the contemporary relevance of this pioneer of performance art in her juxtapositions of analogue and virtual methods. Her process often relies on a ground or stage where physical remnants of her performances are tangible. Drawing from these insights and exploring figure-ground relations through a selection of works by various artists and filmmakers, this article aims to challenge Hito Steyerl’s polemic that we might not need a ground within contemporary virtual image worlds. The consideration of case studies will be informed by philosophical reflections as to the relevance and scope of the idea of ground within the post-digital era.</p></abstract>

Joan Jonas’s large survey exhibition at Tate Modern (2018) highlighted the contemporary relevance of this pioneer of performance art in her juxtapositions of analogue and virtual methods. Her process often relies on a ground or stage where physical remnants of her performances are tangible. Drawing from these insights and exploring figure-ground relations through a selection of works by various artists and filmmakers, this article aims to challenge Hito Steyerl’s polemic that we might not need a ground within contemporary virtual image worlds. The consideration of case studies will be informed by philosophical reflections as to the relevance and scope of the idea of ground within the post-digital era.

In-Between Images: Where is the Ground?

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies

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Joan Jonas’s large survey exhibition at Tate Modern (2018) highlighted the contemporary relevance of this pioneer of performance art in her juxtapositions of...

In-Between Images: Where is the Ground?

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Okt. 2019

Seitenbereich: 45 - 61

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2019-0014

Schlüsselwörter
Figure-ground, intermediality, performance art, installation, post-digital

© 2019 Andrea Thoma, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

In-Between Images: Where is the Ground?

Online veröffentlicht: 30. Okt. 2019

Seitenbereich: 45 - 61

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2019-0014

SchlüsselwörterFigure-ground, intermediality, performance art, installation, post-digital

© 2019 Andrea Thoma, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Figure-ground, intermediality, performance art, installation, post-digital