In this paper, I will consider Cheang’s 3x3x6 (Venice Biennale, 2019) as a case study in order to provide an account of transcodification, remediation and intermediality in reference to the relationship between bodies and devices within the technological world. More precisely, by adopting a Foucauldian perspective, I will consider: 1) the role of the visitors in the activation of the transcodification process triggered by Cheang’s multi-layered artwork; 2) the interaction between real and virtual bodies in the remediated space of the installation-exhibition; 3) the function of the intermediality in the double practice of being-controlled by the others and being-controlling the others, a function that enables also a challenging overlapping between the site of the installation and the technological world.
Bodies and Devices. On Shu Lea Cheang’s work
chiara scarlato
2025-01-01
Abstract
In this paper, I will consider Cheang’s 3x3x6 (Venice Biennale, 2019) as a case study in order to provide an account of transcodification, remediation and intermediality in reference to the relationship between bodies and devices within the technological world. More precisely, by adopting a Foucauldian perspective, I will consider: 1) the role of the visitors in the activation of the transcodification process triggered by Cheang’s multi-layered artwork; 2) the interaction between real and virtual bodies in the remediated space of the installation-exhibition; 3) the function of the intermediality in the double practice of being-controlled by the others and being-controlling the others, a function that enables also a challenging overlapping between the site of the installation and the technological world.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
