Beyond Mind-Body Duality: Merging Performance and Visual Art Practices

Abstract

A Master of Fine Arts thesis giving an explanation and description of the creative work and process of performance and visual artist Melanie Manos: physical interventions, photographic and video work, digital collage and animation. Included are references to other visual artists and performance artists, art historical precedents, and the philosophical teachings of Maurice Merleau-Ponty with regard to phenomenology and the perceptivity of the body.