Keynote: Can Performance Be Conserved? An Introduction to a Contested Field

Hölling, Hanna Barbara (14 October 2023). Keynote: Can Performance Be Conserved? An Introduction to a Contested Field In: VII CONGRESSO ANDA # 2023. Braslia. 11, 12, 13 e 14 de outubro de 2023.

Can performance be conserved, and if so, how? And what does it mean to conserve performance? Performance works—ephemeral, sensitive to site, embedded in history, and often tied to the body of the artist—have long been considered beyond the reach of conservation and restoration, which have traditionally focused on objects, rather than moving bodies. And yet, situating conservation next to performance offers an intriguing point of entry for theoretical and practical investigations. Examined through the lens of conservation, what is performance, and what it might become? What might this new disciplinary lens reveal about performance— and what about conservation? As an evolving practical-theoretical paradigm and a way of theorizing and bringing objects to conscious attention, how does conservation itself change vis-à-vis these new “objects”? Is conservation sustainable, as an imperative, principle and category, or do performative works necessitate distinct modalities of care?

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Division/Institute:	Bern Academy of the Arts Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Materiality in Art and Culture Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Materiality in Art and Culture > Contemporary Art and Media
Name:	Hölling, Hanna Barbara0000-0002-3063-4405
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Funders:	[7] Swiss National Science Foundation
Projects:	[198] Performance: Conservation, Materiality, Knowledge Official URL
Language:	English
Submitter:	Hanna Barbara Hölling
Date Deposited:	06 Dec 2023 10:06
Last Modified:	06 Dec 2023 10:06
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/20553