lily markiewicz's question of viewing art and its affect: are we impulsively trying to rationalize the initial, subconscious experience by becoming aware of the emotional and aesthetic impact of a piece of art? does it eliminate our out-of-control sense after the revealing moment of affect in case the work is disconcerting or unheimlich? are we trying to rationalize our response by analyzing our emotional reaction and the aesthetic aspect of the piece? this is obviously one of enlightenment's argument. are we trying to reconcile?
in a wider aspect, all these questions are ingrained in my project. i react to the perception of discombobulation and the feeling of being out of control and of un-homeliness when i remember beginning to experience america as my new place of residence. these moments of initial affect and the feeling of confusion still happen but now occur only sporadically. i don't consider my artistic process as an attempt to establish a sense of home for myself, but i realize that connecting with familiar and unfamiliar people in nuremberg possesses some kind of therapeutical bearing for me.
i admire my mother's courage and enthusiasm for my project; she is re-establishing relationships with people with whom she might have parted on uneasy terms some time ago.
list of collaborators so far:
nuremberg: my mother, monika lenzer, matthias dachwald, michael matthaeus martha, ute little
usa: kaycee olsen
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