Towards a non-iconic multi-hierarchical society


First, an introductory remark; Due to some business in the far east (I have found myself quite locked-up actually) I´ve been rather absent from the project discussed on the blog, but is thrilled about the same and I hope from now on to be a part of it.































With Jakobs post about a process led by some obstructions in mind, I can´t but bring up the american artist Richard Serra and his "verblist method".

"When I first started, what was very, very important to me was dealing with the nature of process. So what I had done is I'd written a verb list: to roll, to fold, to cut, to dangle, to twist...and I really just worked out pieces in relation to the verb list physically in a space. Now, what happens when you do that is you don't become involved with the psychology of what you're making, nor do you become involved with the after image of what it's going to look like. So, basically it gives you a way of proceeding with material in relation to body movement, in relation to making, that divorces from any notion of metaphor, any notion of easy imagery."

It could litterary be one of the obstructions or an inspiration to one. Working with these kind of actions leads to a a non-iconic process where the outcome is more likely to be a finding in some sort. A finding derived from the media, place in relation to the actions or in the method itself.

I think a process like this could fit well with our agenda of a non-iconic multi-hierarchical society.



More of Richard Serra in the documetary:`Thinking on your Feet´ directed by Maria Anna Tappeiner