Counterfactualism –
a new category for fine arts and humanities, dealing with the retrospective analysis of turning points in life.
The concept of counterfactuals, which has appeared in past decades in science and humanities, has become popular as a genre in fictional time-based and non-linear media and the fine arts. Therefore, I intend to expand the term, which describes retrospective considerations after turning points in life, in order to include the fine arts and encapsulate the research with the expression counterfactualism as a hypernym for a contemporary phenomenon, which is inherent for a society satiated with abundant choices for nearly everything in life.
As the term cannot be generalised, I have devised three categories which describe the relationship between artist, counterfactual thoughts and audience. With this presentation, I will provide an overview of my research and its influences on not only my artistic practice.
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a new category for fine arts and humanities, dealing with the retrospective analysis of turning points in life.
The concept of counterfactuals, which has appeared in past decades in science and humanities, has become popular as a genre in fictional time-based and non-linear media and the fine arts. Therefore, I intend to expand the term, which describes retrospective considerations after turning points in life, in order to include the fine arts and encapsulate the research with the expression counterfactualism as a hypernym for a contemporary phenomenon, which is inherent for a society satiated with abundant choices for nearly everything in life.
As the term cannot be generalised, I have devised three categories which describe the relationship between artist, counterfactual thoughts and audience. With this presentation, I will provide an overview of my research and its influences on not only my artistic practice.
140102_Reinhuber_Counterfactualism_web
Structure_counterfactualism_poster_elke_reinhuber