Online publication: KATALOG (Canada)
“Irony serves as an alibi for a fetish.” (Nathaniel Wing)
Fetish is one of my favorite words in the dictionary. There is something fascinating, disturbing and — well — disgusting about fetishism. My prospects about this perverted phenomenon; often makes me laugh.
And more people seems to be preoccupied by fetish.
The 6th issue of KATALOG — Fetish
A new issue of KATALOG was recently launched. For those who don´t know — Katalog is an e-magazine dedicated to the practice of performances and live arts around the world. The magazine is a free paperless performance publication, published quarterly by the Central Canadian Center for Performance. CCCP’s main aim is to create awareness and document performative and live arts.
Eva Ísleifsdóttir wrote the following words about her performance; “It´s a sign“:
… Walking around Cork city center with a big traffic symbol on my back. The by-passers offering their help but I politely said no. It was heavy and awkward. The Cul de sac is a traffic symbol that indicates a dead-end street. Using the symbol as a representation of reality, I walked the streets of Cork with a big traffic symbol on my back. Traffic symbols weight a lot in modern society, warning signs, indications, they are directing us, for our own safety. Older civilizations recognized the power of symbols and used them extensively in everything. What if the ´normal´ traffic signs and symbols are subliminally and cynically trying to tell us something? …
— Eva Ísleifsdóttir
“It´s a sign” by Eva Íslefsdóttir. Image/ Irene Murphy
Rakel McMahon, which our readers should be familiar with, presents in the same issue her new work; “What is the purpose; it´s allreadmade.” Let´s see what the artist says about her artistic approach.
.. I´m interested in approaching and presenting my subject matter with reinterpretation, metaphors, and reevaluation of serious/humor and what is considered normal. The subject and issues I like working with are connected with gender, sexuality, stereotypes and normality.”
— Rakel McMahon
“What is the purpose; it´s allreadmade.” by Rakel McMahon (2012) Image/Konsthopp
You can download Fetish, the 6th issue of KATALOG, here!
KATALOG is an online publication with video and sound capabilities which is dedicated to the practice of performance and live art. Each issue deals with a different type of performance and in this issue we focus on artworks that deals with the object as an accompaniment or as the main focus of a performative work. This call is open for artists from all disciplines from around the globe.
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