Chapter I: Body as an Intermediary Object

How could an intermediary between a viewer and a source of information – for instance, a historic artefact – help us unlock the meaning encoded within it, inaccessible to those unfamiliar to the medium? If a familiar body could be considered as such an intermediary, what could it mean in terms of understanding other cultures, decolonising knowledge about objects, but also, what role could it play in the future of making new work?

Contributors: 

eva susova, Amanda Elida Varhaugvik, melê yamomo