He is also introduced the first bit of reading / homework of the year - Umberto Eco's theory of the Open Works. After reading the chapter in a book called Participation, we were asked to give our response to it in 125 words or less. In the seminar group in the next session, we were asked to give our responses to the exert and we were asked to answer some questions.
Q1 - What are your thoughts about the open work?
Q2 - In what way do you think that open works are poetic?
Q3 - How would you contextualise the open work to your practice?
Q2 - In what way do you think that open works are poetic?
Q3 - How would you contextualise the open work to your practice?
And at the end we were asked to note some key words from Eco's theory and other people's responses.
Chapter response:
Chapter response:
Eco's theory of the Open works describes when an author leaves some freedom for the performer to perform with, and this collaboration creates something that is not explicitly one thing, leaving it open to multiple meanings and interpretations.
This is because everyone who witnesses this performance will have their own interpretation, as everyone will have different past experiences.
'Works of Movement' involve incomplete works that require some level of 'completion by the audience or the perforer.
I also think that Eco was trying to say that no work is complete until it has been interpreted by a viewer, but at the same time someone's interpretation can change each time they look at the piece, and it is up to the viewer to find the most meaningful explanation of the work.
Thoughts on the Open Work:
-The link between author and the performer isn't as important
-Audience interpretation is key so the work needs to be open as possible
-Artistic Freedom is what creates this openness
-Viewer has the freedom to interpretate it how they want to
In what ways do you think that Open Works are poetic?
They are poetic as they allow the viewer to make their own interpretation from the works, somewhat similar to poems(?)
How would you contextualise the open work to your practice?
-By opening up work so that is can have more than one meaning depending on who looks at it
-By including some kind of audience participation if appropriate?
-Being open to other view points or interpretations
-How would the meaning or how people interpret it change is there was a change in cultural view points?
Key Words:
-Openess
-meaning
-interpretation
-collaboration
-infinite interpretations
-freedom
-experience
-utilization
-Works of Movement
-Open Works
-Reception
-Cultural perceptions
-Subjectivity
This is because everyone who witnesses this performance will have their own interpretation, as everyone will have different past experiences.
'Works of Movement' involve incomplete works that require some level of 'completion by the audience or the perforer.
I also think that Eco was trying to say that no work is complete until it has been interpreted by a viewer, but at the same time someone's interpretation can change each time they look at the piece, and it is up to the viewer to find the most meaningful explanation of the work.
Thoughts on the Open Work:
-The link between author and the performer isn't as important
-Audience interpretation is key so the work needs to be open as possible
-Artistic Freedom is what creates this openness
-Viewer has the freedom to interpretate it how they want to
In what ways do you think that Open Works are poetic?
They are poetic as they allow the viewer to make their own interpretation from the works, somewhat similar to poems(?)
How would you contextualise the open work to your practice?
-By opening up work so that is can have more than one meaning depending on who looks at it
-By including some kind of audience participation if appropriate?
-Being open to other view points or interpretations
-How would the meaning or how people interpret it change is there was a change in cultural view points?
Key Words:
-Openess
-meaning
-interpretation
-collaboration
-infinite interpretations
-freedom
-experience
-utilization
-Works of Movement
-Open Works
-Reception
-Cultural perceptions
-Subjectivity
