Imperceptible Figure
Etel Adnan, Cerith Wyn Evans, Quinn Latimer, Marion Milner, MMXX, Morpholuce, Georgia Sagri, Ser Serpas, Cally Spooner, Marina Xenofontos
Text
In the absence of a superior image, which is arguably the effect of the body in representation, it becomes possible for other bodies to form. Bodies that don’t materialise per se. Bodies that come into being in the encounter. The notion that an authoring body and a reading body can come to be one, that they can combine with one another, through an empathetic transfer of experience — one that is based on an impartiality on behalf of the author first and the reader thereafter. Let’s imagine such impartiality extending to the totality of life, etc. In this meeting between sign and eye, foot and ear, tongue and throat, kidney and mountain, lover and loved, it is possible for bodies to form. Again. Bodies without an image, or bodies in the image of the distance they cover, of the text they read, of the collisions they share in.
Bio
Etel Adnan was a Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist who died in Paris in 2021.
Cerith Wyn Evans is a Welsh conceptual artist, sculptor and film-maker who lives and works in London.
Quinn Latimer is a Californian-born poet, critic and editor who lives and works between Athens and Basel.
Marion Milner was a British psychoanalyst and writer who died in London in 1998.
MMXX is a Milan based artist-led project founded by Emanuele Marcuccio and Daniele Milvio in 2020.
Morpholuce is a Turin based light designer and light shop by Carmelo Minardi.
Georgia Sagri is a Greek artist and activist who lives and works in Athens.
Ser Serpas is a Los Angeles born artist who lives and works in New York City.
Cally Spooner is a British-Italian artist, writer and choreographer who lives and works in Turin.
Marina Xenofontos is a Cypriot artist who lives and works in Athens.
