CONTOURS IN SPACE-TIME: PROCESS BASED ART PRACTICE, A CHRONICLE OF LIVED EXPERIENCE

• Main Author: M. Dhotre, Makarand
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/51890
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Concepts of space and time have been addressed and analysed by artists, scientists, and philosophers for centuries. However, these concepts still manage to assert a consistent enigmatic pull on many individuals. The author has carried out his inquiry throughout his academic pursuit in the arts, both in Mumbai, India and in Indonesia. The geographical transition provided a framework to negotiate space and time across these two cultures. This research presents lived experiences of the author in space (personal and public) and time, as artworks conceptualised and executed during the Master’s in fine arts at ITB in Indonesia. The artworks presented in this research are a result of a process-based practice resulting in long durational mixed media artworks. Thirdspace, as formulated by Homi K. Bhabha, and further expanded by Edward W. Soja, are key in the context of this research. Soja, who approaches Thirdspace from a geographical (physical, spatial) perspective, stands more relevant in this regard. Thorough reading of Deleuze’s philosophy on time supports concepts of time for this research. As a result, time (past, present and future) in connection with space is observed across all artworks. Thorough reading of art critic and thinker Rosalind Krauss on the post mediumcondition was adopted organically to further support and simplify the author’s practice and artwork. Process based nature of the practice provided new possibilities in ink as a potential sculptural material. This finding is still in its nascent state and would be developed further. Thirdspace as a concept is integral, especially to performance art. Therefore, the author believes this research provides a stepping-stone, if not a gateway, towards understanding this key concept through artistic manifestation. The author is aware that the artworks presented here are subject to interpretation. Moreover, the author acknowledges the possibility leading to further enhancement of the concepts, after a thorough reading of the research by the reader. This research stands to initiate an academic discourse around concepts of space, time, thirdspace and lived experiences in the art academic setting.