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A era dos falsos profetas
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This theoretical and practical dissertation, titled A Era dos Falsos Profetas
(The Era of False Prophets), is centered around the following proposition: is it
possible to engender a symbolic theory concerning artistic work of appropriation? It
aims to define the work of art as a symbolic system composed of mutually dependent
elements, alike the systems of language and social action, underlining its political
nature. It also intends on stating that everyday life is a complex realm, whose
elements can be displaced in order to unveil new and unexpected qualities. To address
these propositions, ideas that originate in the fields of Linguistics and Structural
Anthropology, as well as of Claude Lévi-Strauss’ symbolic notion of knowledge and
concept of ‘floating signifier’ are referred. The works of Herberto Helder and Chris
Marker are cited as conclusive examples of the abovementioned concepts. The origins
of the appropriated materials used in the current project are then located within the
realm of everyday life. The concept of the ‘uncanny’, coined by Sigmund Freud,
concerning the feeling of strangeness that emerges from what is familiar, is clarified.
Apropos of this idea, the cinematic works of Gus Van Sant and Todd Haynes are
mentioned. The displacement and subversion games of William Burroughs are
indicated as paradigmatic references for the current practical project. The resulting
work of art that integrates this dissertation is a box that contains one VHS tape with
eight videos and one 16 mm film transferred to video, one publication, which presents
an anthology of texts, and another publication solely composed of images
Descrição
Tese de mestrado, Arte e Multimédia - Audiovisuais, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Belas Artes, 2012
Palavras-chave
Lévi-Strauss, Claude, 1908-2009 Helder, Herberto, 1930- Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 Van Sant, Gus Haynes, Todd Burroughs, Wlliam Apropriação Audiovisuais