The agency of perception. A perceptual apparatus as a tool for critique and subversion, action and mediation

Wieczorek, I. (2020) The agency of perception. A perceptual apparatus as a tool for critique and subversion, action and mediation. In: Ambiances, Alloæsthesia: Senses, Inventions, Worlds 4th International Congress on Ambiances, 02-04 Dec 2020, e-conference, pp. 156-161.

Abstract/Summary

By exploring a series of perceptual devices, which constituted a notable disciplinary expansion in the fields of art, architecture and design, particularly in the 1960s, the aim of this paper is to present apparatuses as instruments of embodied knowledge. The key proposition is that, situated in a liminal space between aesthetics and politics, perception and action, the discussed devices can be seen as tools of both critical analysis and radical intervention. They act as ‘performative manifestos’ which by acknowledging the agency of perception and by challenging conventions, reveal alternative spatial, somatic and societal realities, raising ‘atmospheric awareness’ and promoting a co-production of new ecologies.

Item Type	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/96667
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Architecture Science > School of the Built Environment > Urban Living group
Uncontrolled Keywords	Radical Practices; Perceptual Apparatus; Immersion; Atmospheric Awareness;
Publisher	Réseau International Ambiances
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