Somatic narratives about illness : biometric visualization of diseased and disabled bodies in art and science projects

2020
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article
dc.abstract.enThis article proposes investigating how the problem of chronic and deadly diseases and bodily injuries is explored in selected contemporary artistic projects based on biometric technologies and medical imaging. All of the projects that will be analysed use specific medical tools and methods (e.g., roentgenography or bio-tracking) to provide detailed, affective images of disability and illness. Nonetheless, these projects were created as pieces of art that combine visual and verbal elements: photographs, collages, and other illustrated stories (e.g., “biometric diaries” or open-source art). On the one hand, they show the “inner” and often invisible face of illness and suffering, but on the other hand they also raise questions related to algorithmic reductionism and politicization of such forms of representation of disease. This article will focus on artistic projects created by Diane Covert, Salvatore Iaconesi and Laurie Frick. It refers to the ‘ethos of health’ and the conception of ethopolitics (Nicolas Rose) to show the place in contemporary biopolitical society of illness (Thomas Lemke), which can be seen as an exceptional form of the body’s condition. Moreover, it considers the problem of the politicization of the biological body and affective experiences (Britta Timm Knudsen and Carsten Stage) and the category of untold histories explored by Joanne Garde-Hansen and Kristyn Gorton.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej : Instytut Sztuk Audiowizualnychpl
dc.contributor.authorTwardoch-Raś, Ewelina - 106747 pl
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dc.identifier.doi10.3390/h9010019pl
dc.identifier.eissn2076-0787pl
dc.identifier.projectROD UJ / OPpl
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/155147
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dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
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dc.subject.enaffectpl
dc.subject.enbiopoliticspl
dc.subject.enbodypl
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dc.titleSomatic narratives about illness : biometric visualization of diseased and disabled bodies in art and science projectspl
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This article proposes investigating how the problem of chronic and deadly diseases and bodily injuries is explored in selected contemporary artistic projects based on biometric technologies and medical imaging. All of the projects that will be analysed use specific medical tools and methods (e.g., roentgenography or bio-tracking) to provide detailed, affective images of disability and illness. Nonetheless, these projects were created as pieces of art that combine visual and verbal elements: photographs, collages, and other illustrated stories (e.g., “biometric diaries” or open-source art). On the one hand, they show the “inner” and often invisible face of illness and suffering, but on the other hand they also raise questions related to algorithmic reductionism and politicization of such forms of representation of disease. This article will focus on artistic projects created by Diane Covert, Salvatore Iaconesi and Laurie Frick. It refers to the ‘ethos of health’ and the conception of ethopolitics (Nicolas Rose) to show the place in contemporary biopolitical society of illness (Thomas Lemke), which can be seen as an exceptional form of the body’s condition. Moreover, it considers the problem of the politicization of the biological body and affective experiences (Britta Timm Knudsen and Carsten Stage) and the category of untold histories explored by Joanne Garde-Hansen and Kristyn Gorton.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej : Instytut Sztuk Audiowizualnych
dc.contributor.authorpl
Twardoch-Raś, Ewelina - 106747
dc.date.accessioned
2020-05-01T18:11:19Z
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2020-05-01T18:11:19Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2020
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0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
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Bibliogr. s. 24-26
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1-26
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dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
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9
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10.3390/h9010019
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2076-0787
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ROD UJ / OP
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https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/155147
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eng
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eng
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Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa
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CC-BY
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl
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otwarte czasopismo
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illness
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health
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affect
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biopolitics
dc.subject.enpl
body
dc.subject.enpl
vitality
dc.subject.enpl
biometrics
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Article
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Somatic narratives about illness : biometric visualization of diseased and disabled bodies in art and science projects
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Humanities
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Special Issue : Photo-textual disorders : writing, photography and illness
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