Material-Relational Following of an Artist-Curator Relationship in Movement

A Reflection of my Relationship with the Artist Regitze Karlsen

Yazarlar

  • Joachim Friis University of Agder

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29798

Anahtar Kelimeler:

material-relational following- curating- ecology- Anthropocene- affect theory- Regitze Karlsen

Özet

In this article, I explore insights gained in the investigation of a personal artist-curator relationship using Katve-Kaisa Kontturi’s methodology of material-relational following. In my role as a curator, I track my relationship with Danish artist Regitze Karlsen as it unfolded from 2017 until 2023; from my first meeting with the artist and her work, through collaborative work on an exhibition, and a studio visit afterwards. I show how the method of following provides in-movement knowledge of the artist-curator relation, which makes it possible to conceive of the art-work as an expanded process of ideas, sites, materials, and affects between artworkers. Moving between sections of lived experiences and theoretical reflections, I conclude that the curatorial modes of being hooked, curiosity, and concern, were essential for my following of Regitze’s and my artist-curator relation.

Yazar Biyografisi

Joachim Friis, University of Agder

Joachim Aagaard Friis is a PhD fellow at the faculty of visual and theatre studies at the University of Agder, Norway. In his practice-led PhD project, Joachim explores his own practice as an art curator working with concepts of the Anthropocene and ecology, and with the mediums of sculpture and performance. Website: https://www.uia.no/en/kk/profil/joachimaf

Yayınlanmış

2024-09-04

Nasıl Atıf Yapılır

Friis, J. (2024). Material-Relational Following of an Artist-Curator Relationship in Movement: A Reflection of my Relationship with the Artist Regitze Karlsen . Art/Research/International:/A/Transdisciplinary/Journal, 9(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29798