Full title:
Co-authorship affected in proxemic relationships between spectator and artwork. The embodied mind in aesthetic experiences, embodied simulation.
Co-authorship affected in proxemic relationships between spectator and artwork. The embodied mind in aesthetic experiences, embodied simulation.
In this research piece I explored what role spatial/physical distance plays in an audience’s psychological and emotional response to art during an aesthetic experience. Drawing on empirical research, I then led a practical experiment of my own. Afterwards, I analysed data based on personal observations and feedback from participants' questionnaires.
Participants were divided into three types of groups.
In all three cases there would sometimes be an actor present also.
In all three cases there would sometimes be an actor present also.
Group one: Participants may only explore by standing 'outside' the performance space. Some could use their flashlights to look around, while others only had to observe.
Group two: Participants could fully walk around the space but were not allowed to touch anything.
Group three: Participants were allowed to fully walk around the space, touch, change positioning of objects and paint.
Video example of the experience: