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- Title
Autobiography of an octopus artist.
- Authors
Chiaraluce, Gianlorenzo
- Abstract
This text discusses the artwork and performances of Agnes Questionmark, focusing on two specific pieces: Sirenomelia and TRANSGENESIS. Sirenomelia explores the concept of anomaly through the fusion of human and fish characteristics, challenging traditional notions of gender and celebrating bodily deformities. TRANSGENESIS imagines a new form of evolutionism, where humans hybridize with animals to create a new species, questioning the taxonomic order and emphasizing interconnectedness with other beings. The performances aim to provoke thought and open minds, encouraging a reevaluation of societal norms and relationships with nature. The text also references English Aestheticist art from the 1870s, which explored queer ecologies and plant-human entanglements.
- Subjects
OCTOPUSES; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; AQUATIC biology; FEMINISM; ARTISTS
- Publication
Antennae: The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture, 2024, Issue 63, p91
- ISSN
1756-9575
- Publication type
Article