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Visualizing hyperobjects: a co-operative play with nature
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Technology and Aesthetics.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Based on Timothy Mortons notion of hyperobject, this material-discursive practice is a cooperative play of forces and intra-active agencies between nature and the technical world. This research reflects especially a paradigmatic shift from the traditional model to one of an interrelated and performative network, in which all of the non-human entities are seen with the same existence and considered to view as operative agents. From Karen Barads agential-realistic perspective and Timothy Mortons theory of hyperobjects, this article importantly examines how to enter into advantageous relationships in a posthumanist designpurpose. What this article contributes are theories and methods that are rooted in an ethical approach to include and explore non-human actors, especially with the starting point of repositioning oneself as a designer and collaborating with the material environment for the outcome for new perspectives. The study has thereof taken its final form into a design where its operational and performative actors, non-human and human agencies, have interacted to produce an audio-reactive installation. 

Abstract [sv]

Baserat på Timothy Mortons begrepp om hyperobjekt, är denna materiell-diskursiv praktik en kooperativ lek av krafter och intra-aktiva agenser mellan naturen och den tekniska världen. Denna undersökning reflekterar framförallt ett paradigmskifte från det traditionella formerna till en mer sammankopplad och performativt nätverk, där alla icke-mänskliga aktörer ses med samma grad av existens och övervägs att betraktas som operativa agenter. Utifrån Karen Barads agentiell-realistiska perspektiv och Timothy Mortons teori om hyperobjekt undersöker artikeln huvudsakligen hur man kan ingå i fördelaktiga relationer i ett posthumanistiskt designsyfte. Vad den här artikeln bidrar med är teorier och metoder som förankrar sig i ett etiskt förhållningssätt för att inkludera in och utforska icke-mänskliga aktörer, framförallt med utgångspunkten att ompositionera en designer och samverka med den materiella omgivningen för utfallet av nya perspektiv. Undersökningen har därav tagit sin slutform till en gestaltning där dess operativa och performativa aktörer, icke-mänskliga och mänskliga agenser, har samspelet fram en audio-reaktiv installation. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 23
Keywords [en]
artistic research, media technology, hyperobjects, intra-action, performativity, material-discursive practices, ecology
Keywords [sv]
konstnärlig forskning, medieteknik, hyperobjekt, intra-aktion, performativitet, materiell-diskursiva praktiker, ekologi
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Media and Communication Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-21814OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-21814DiVA, id: diva2:1573351
Subject / course
ME1603 Bachelor's Thesis in Media Technology
Educational program
MEGDP Digital Visual Production
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Available from: 2021-08-20 Created: 2021-06-24 Last updated: 2021-08-20Bibliographically approved

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