Siegrun Appelt requested nine people to read Moderato cantabile, a novel by Marguerite Duras, and then actively participate in her new project. To begin with, the participants received no further instructions from the artist. What takes place in the process of reading? What types of relationships develop between the reader and the reading material, and beyond that, to the author herself? The text intertwines and weaves its way into the feelings, experiences and knowledge of the reader. A mesh of two worlds thus emerges, opening new arenas for the imagination. Are there any interfaces, layers or points of intersection, or connection between the world of reading and that of the author, which then allow new realities to emerge? How can our own mind, our imagination, be chartered?
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Siegrun Appelt requested nine people to read Moderato cantabile, a novel by Marguerite Duras, and then actively participate in her new project. To begin with, the participants received no further instructions from the artist. What takes place in the process of reading? What types of relationships develop between the reader and the reading material, and beyond that, to the author herself? The text intertwines and weaves its way into the feelings, experiences and knowledge of the reader. A mesh of two worlds thus emerges, opening new arenas for the imagination. Are there any interfaces, layers or points of intersection, or connection between the world of reading and that of the author, which then allow new realities to emerge? How can our own mind, our imagination, be chartered?
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- Year Created: 2005
- Submitted to ArtBase: Wednesday May 18th, 2005
- Original Url: http://www.siegrunappelt.com/moderato_en.html
- Permalink: http://www.siegrunappelt.com/moderato_en.html
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Work Credits:
- Dominik Hruza, creator
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