Instructions
2015
For my masters degree work at Konstfack I created an installation consisting of four parts: three artists books and a video (Thinking About Thinking).
All works were based on instructions as an art form and as a method of generating material. The project is based on research of philosophical ideas such asThe project is based on researching philosophical ideas such as epistemology, free will, scepticism and Socratic dialogue. How do others justify their moves and reason within a given structure?
All works were based on instructions as an art form and as a method of generating material. The project is based on research of philosophical ideas such asThe project is based on researching philosophical ideas such as epistemology, free will, scepticism and Socratic dialogue. How do others justify their moves and reason within a given structure?
Instructions for Thinking About Thinking
The instructions came about from responding to an email from a friend. He had seen a film I had made and asked for an explanation, as he did not understand it. The email led me to post-construct a story of the film's intention and significance. This was then broken down into steps, which I numbered, turned into instructions and gave to others to follow, who would make a similar film.
Working with instructions connects back to questioning the role and interplay between artist and audience, and asks, where do I want to be in that relationship? The instructions function as a way of entering other people’s minds and generating material that was linked to my epistemological research. Ideas that were difficult to grasp because of their dense formulations became clearer through responses to my instructions. For example when I asked someone to clarify (on camera) how two similar things are different, they could respond empirically, rationally, irrationally, pragmatically, etc.
The instructions came about from responding to an email from a friend. He had seen a film I had made and asked for an explanation, as he did not understand it. The email led me to post-construct a story of the film's intention and significance. This was then broken down into steps, which I numbered, turned into instructions and gave to others to follow, who would make a similar film.
Working with instructions connects back to questioning the role and interplay between artist and audience, and asks, where do I want to be in that relationship? The instructions function as a way of entering other people’s minds and generating material that was linked to my epistemological research. Ideas that were difficult to grasp because of their dense formulations became clearer through responses to my instructions. For example when I asked someone to clarify (on camera) how two similar things are different, they could respond empirically, rationally, irrationally, pragmatically, etc.
Instructions for a Degree Project in Storytelling
Book of 'meta instructions' that break down my artistic process or work story, in a simplified and humorous way. These are not meant to be followed. The final instruction was placed on a building opposite the exhibition.
In my experience, academia and art have come to increasingly overlap, in ways that I find uncomfortable. Yet we adapt and embrace narration e.g. giving presentations and writing reports, as part of it. I see this set of instructions as a parody and reflection of this. It is important to credit the role of narration in what I produce, because it reveals how I produce intelligibility and function in response to the institution's demands on me; however these instructions affectionately tease the academic system.
Book of 'meta instructions' that break down my artistic process or work story, in a simplified and humorous way. These are not meant to be followed. The final instruction was placed on a building opposite the exhibition.
In my experience, academia and art have come to increasingly overlap, in ways that I find uncomfortable. Yet we adapt and embrace narration e.g. giving presentations and writing reports, as part of it. I see this set of instructions as a parody and reflection of this. It is important to credit the role of narration in what I produce, because it reveals how I produce intelligibility and function in response to the institution's demands on me; however these instructions affectionately tease the academic system.
Instructions for Un/Entangling Your Thoughts
Inspired by epistemology, Socrates and continuous inner dialogues, this booklet of instructions is for you to follow. It can be read from two directions, following the white or the black pages, both leading you to universal truth(s). The content poses questions about how empirical knowledge and truths are constructed.
Size: A5 (108x160 mm)
Number of pages: 12 double sided
Edition of 200 copies, digitally printed
Inspired by epistemology, Socrates and continuous inner dialogues, this booklet of instructions is for you to follow. It can be read from two directions, following the white or the black pages, both leading you to universal truth(s). The content poses questions about how empirical knowledge and truths are constructed.
Size: A5 (108x160 mm)
Number of pages: 12 double sided
Edition of 200 copies, digitally printed
Or Do You?
Through simple and playful steps, the book (channeling the well-known thinker Sam Harris) questions whether or not we have a free will.
Size: A6 (105x148 mm)
Number of pages: 12 pages
Edition of 200 copies, printed on 150g, grey, speckled paper.
Through simple and playful steps, the book (channeling the well-known thinker Sam Harris) questions whether or not we have a free will.
Size: A6 (105x148 mm)
Number of pages: 12 pages
Edition of 200 copies, printed on 150g, grey, speckled paper.