SCULPTURE ART 657b, THE ROBOT IN THE MIRROR: ON LACAN AND THE DIGITAL WHIRLPOOL
This intensive course for artists will focus on Jacques Lacan’s essay on the Mirror Stage and the ways his ideas may illuminate our relationship with virtual space. We will read and discuss, in order to think through the implications of re-contextualizing psychoanalytic ideas within our shared technological spectacle. Enthusiastically cognizant of our position as absolute beginners, we will avoid the pitfalls of high theory, choosing instead to ground ideas in lived experiences. With this intention, we will consider girl robots in recent popular culture, regarding them as propositions for an understanding of subjectivity and the body in space. Be prepared to read intensely and talk passionately. A final project that reflects some of these ideas is required. This project can take any form: sculpture, video, written text, etc. Meets 6x for 1.5 creditsLeslie Dick
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