O'Brien, D. P. (2017) Postphenomenological performance: bodily extensions in interactive art. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 13(2), pp. 120-136. (doi: 10.1080/14794713.2017.1351658)
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Abstract
This paper explores the extension of the body through the technological architecture of interactive art installations. It incorporates and builds upon Don Ihde’s postphenomenological philosophy of technology to argue how tools extend and limit the human body. This work expands upon Ihde’s hypothesis to consider how technologically mediated bodies adapt to and co-create interactive experiences. Through a methodological framework of postphenomenology, this work uses Jeffrey Shaw’s The Legible City (1988) and Dennis Del Favero’s immersive artwork Scenario (2011) as case studies. Through application of Ihde and an interview I conducted with Del Favero in 2014, this paper examines how the body is mediated, extended and reduced into his artwork through motion-sensing technology. It also considers Ihde’s concept of bodyhood as well as his specific ideas on human–technology relationships, which I argue can be broken down as a way to consider the composition of interactive art. Overall this paper considers the human body’s negotiation with technology as an interface that co-composes experientiality where users become postphenomenologically extended in interactive environments.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | This work was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council [grant number: AH/K503046/1]. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | O'brien, Daniel Paul |
| Authors: | O'Brien, D. P. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Theatre Film and TV Studies |
| Journal Name: | International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1479-4713 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2040-0934 |
| Published Online: | 18 July 2017 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor and Francis Group |
| First Published: | First published in International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media 13(2): 120-136 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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