| Title: | Slovenian bio-art, new materialism and posthuman feminism : an introductory lecture at the conference "The Life of Signals?" |
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| Authors: | ID Purg, Peter (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 3.16 - Unpublished Invited Conference Lecture |
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| Organization: | UNG - University of Nova Gorica
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| Abstract: | This study explores Slovenian bio-art through the lens of new materialism and feminist posthumanism, focusing on six prominent artists: Saša Spačal, Robertina Šebjanič, Špela Petrič, Doroteja Dolinšek, Zoran Srdič Janežič, and Maja Smrekar. Their work interrogates interspecies relationships, ecological entanglements, and technological mediation, offering critical insights into contemporary bio-media practices. Positioned within a robust institutional framework of long-standing associations and a national funding scheme, these artists have achieved international recognition while contributing significantly to the development of intermedia art globally. Exemplified by a selected artwork each, their artistic practices are situated within new materialist, media ecological and posthuman feminist theoretical discourses. The paper highlights how contemporary bio-artistic practices challenge anthropocentric narratives, foster multispecies ethics, and redefine both uman and non-human agency. The particular ecosystem of the globally entangled yet in some ways also specifically Slovenian bio-art may demonstrate how artistic practices can facilitate ecological awareness and technological critique while fostering alternative modes of knowing, and eventually contribute to positioning art as a transformative force in contemporary cultural discourse. |
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| Keywords: | Slovenian bio-art, feminist posthumanism, new materialism, political ecology, media anthropology, Saša Spačal, Robertina Šebjanič, Špela Petrič, Doroteja Dolinšek, Zoran Srdič Janežič, Maja Smrekar |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUNG-9854 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 226717699 |
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| UDC: | 7.036/.038 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UNG:REP:PSSAJGAG |
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| Publication date in RUNG: | 19.02.2025 |
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