I also made a comprehensive post on my other webpage for everything I’ve presented so far <:
Alright, not really. Zelda’s not present. I just made this post (first post of many like these) to feature some of the articles I have been reading to bring me closer to a concrete idea. That is, if I can stop myself from stirring the concrete before it sets. Might not be a terrible thing however — like most things, this little thing is transient.
Article/blogpost by Jennifer Linton with an alternative, societal definition of ero guro nansensu, taken in the context of counterculture rebellion.
Progress is made. I got a new book/reference, and found new direction and key words to look up.
Looking into the theme of ero-guro or ero-guro nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense), a rebellion of grotesque imagery exploring the fragmentation of the body in Japan of the 1930s. I expanded the fragmentation of the society with its instability and purported that the body was an extension of this fragmentation, broken up in reflection of the political and economic turmoil. Looking to the works of Michael Reedy for examples of anatomical fragmentation, and The Sick Rose for examples of renaissance medical illustration, I hope to be able to make progress in this direction and to explore a narrative possibly surrounding the sick, the healed and the resurrected.
Below are selected sketches:
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This (experimental) project has to do with a previous work for URECA surrounding mythology as well as previous research in the field of Japanese erotic-grotesque (ero-guro-nansensu) With a special focus on grotesque representations in Japanese tales, this work hopes to shed light on the contexts and reasons behind Setsuwa tales.
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Setsuwa vary quite considerably in topic, but can be divided into two main groups: general and Buddhist. Buddhist setsuwa often contain themes of karmic retribution or miracles, while the content of “general” setsuwa is largely either secular in nature or focused on traditional Japanese religion and spirituality such as Shintoism.
Many setsuwa collections were compiled during the Heian and Kamakura periods (8th-12th centuries, 12th-14th centuries). These collections were often assembled by Buddhist monks, but the authorship of many such works is still unknown or heavily debated.
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Idea I
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The project aims to propose an alternative way of looking at the way our bodies work, reversing the way bodily reactions to viruses or certain illnesses maybe referred to as deformations instead of adaptations. The project will also explore the abjection of bodily fluids, looking to turn their compositions into patterns.
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Idea II
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This (experimental) project has to do with documentation and a personal habit of journaling. Combining poetry and drawing, this project proposes an insight into the narrative of constant creation.
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