Cross-posting from another forum, this workshop may be of interest. “Holes
can be seen as an absence of … materialities”
David
CFP: Losing Ground: On holes and other absences
Friday, 19 May 2017, University of Warwick, Coventry
“ To dig, to drill , to burrow, to punch, to
enlarge, to fill up, to fall in, to jump over, to look through, to hide in-
all of these, and indeed many others, are things we do with, around, inside,
and through holes.”
“A hole is there where something isn't."
Casati and Varzi, Of Holes and Other Superficialities
What happens when ground gives way?
Sinkholes are constantly appearing. At least; there has been an increase in
media attention over their globally growing number. Sinkholes describe
geologically formed depressions or holes in the ground caused by either
suffusion or karst processes leading to a collapse of the surface. They can
appear naturally, but increasingly seem to be man-made as a result of more
diversified subterranean uses. Their increasing number, destabilizes urban,
political and social infrastructure; it also raises profound metaphysical
questions. In this workshop we attempt to look at sinkholes, as a lens
through which we can ponder on situations of a vanishing of the ground
beneath our feet. Holes can be seen as the absence of geographic
materialities, loss, gaps, and collapse of meaning. Holes can also be
interpreted as potential sites of openings, creativity, and reconstruction
of new or recovered meaning.
We invite contributions that engage with the question of holes; a question,
we believe, that can only be thought of through a multidisciplinary lens. We
look for a conversation among artists, philosophers, geographers, academics
in Sociology, Politics, Literature and Theatre and Performance Studies. The
workshop will be held in parallel with an art exhibition at Warwick
University, Coventry. The exhibition will feature segments of Heide
Fasnacht’s Suspect Terrain and Jenny Perlin’s One Hundred Sinkholes, and is
part of a larger effort to make holes relevant as a subject and site of
learning and research.
We invite interested contributors to send a 300 words abstract, and a short
biographical note to Marijn Nieuwenhuis ([log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) and Aya Nassar
([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) by
February 20, 2017. Besides paper presentations; alternative contributions
such as performance, videos, drawings, pictures (etc.) are welcomed.
The workshop and the exhibition are funded by the Institute of Advanced
Study (IAS), University of Warwick, and a PTF Professional Development Fund
from The New School. Further information about the project can be found
here: <https://sinkholesworkshop.wordpress.com>
https://sinkholesworkshop.wordpress.com
Best wishes,
Aya Nassar
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