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Safe Conduct, Dangerous Desires: Love, Lust, an...
In this radical essay, Anastasia Chugunova analyses how Ed Atkins’ phantasmagoric works, "Ribbons" and "Safe Conduct," interrogate the tearing of digital avatars in expressing human vulnerability and mortality. Drawing on theoretical frameworks...
Safe Conduct, Dangerous Desires: Love, Lust, and the Digital Abyss
In this radical essay, Anastasia Chugunova analyses how Ed Atkins’ phantasmagoric works, "Ribbons" and "Safe Conduct," interrogate the tearing of digital avatars in expressing human vulnerability and mortality. Drawing on theoretical frameworks such as Julia Kristeva’s abjection and Freud’s uncanny, Chugunova unravels the intricate structures and multivalent interpretations within Atkins’ video works.Â
Dogged Shame
Aston Myatt's (@billyastonmyattbeard) article, 'Dogged Shame,' draws parallels between the training of scent hounds, which involves navigating through fragrances to follow a trail, and the elusive nature of shame. It reflects...
Dogged Shame
Aston Myatt's (@billyastonmyattbeard) article, 'Dogged Shame,' draws parallels between the training of scent hounds, which involves navigating through fragrances to follow a trail, and the elusive nature of shame. It reflects on the author's childhood, where understanding shame and discipline was a challenge. As Myatt compares the experiences of scent hounds and sighthounds, the narrative unfolds with a desire to be free-spirited like the latter. The text concludes with reflections on desire and the shame associated with its boundless nature.