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M:ST 3
WITNESSING: LOCATING AUDIENCE, ART, AND PERFORMANCE
Panel Moderator: Dick Averns (Calgary, AB)
Panelists: Diane Borsato, Maria Hupfield, Rita McKeough
Dates: 12 noon October 12, Alberta College of Art and Design
Presented by: MST
Nature of Event: Panel discussion, Witnessing Series
The notion of witnessing implies an event that is not just supraliminal– powerful enough to be perceived – but also that such an act might be gauged in terms of evidence or testament. Performative practices engaging with the public domain, or conducted for a passing audience, are often particularly reliant on witnesses. This scenario gives rise to a complex set of relationships – sometimes referred to as dialogical practices or relational aesthetics – involving artist, artwork and audience.
For this panel, M:ST 3 artists Diane Borsato, Maria Hupfield and Rita McKeough will elaborate on how the concept of witnessing has impacted their practices, audiences and teaching or programming. Panel moderator, international performative artist and ACAD instructor Dick Averns, will lead the discussion through artworks and theories that also touch on First Nations’ traditions of witnessing, the implications of judicial connotations and the problematic of audienc expectations.
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