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The Power of Wonder: New Materialisms in Contemporary Art

Markus Heinzelmann

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The Power of Wonder – New Materialisms in Contemporary Art

For the longest time, physical matter was seen as no more than a passive and lifeless object. Since the early years of the twenty-first century, however, visual artists and scientists alike have initiated a change of thinking, conceiving matter as active, unruly, and autonomous. The ethnologist Hans Peter Hahn has called it the “ willfulness of things,” while the Belgian philosopher Isabelle Stengers has underscored the “ power of wonder” — the bracing sense of marvel and surprise instilled by a material world that sometimes defies the attempt to put it into words.

This pioneering publication features six selected artistic positions that highlight the New Materialism’ s significance for contemporary art. The artists employ materials that are millions of years old such as rocks from an open-pit mine as well as classic inorganic staples like ceramics and cutting-edge materials like digital products transformed in high-tech procedures into hitherto unseen hybrid objects. Their work lends art a powerful voice in contemporary debates around man’ s position vis-à -vis his environment, around sustainability, participation, and justice.

Pages: 176

Format: Hardcover

Release: March 01, 2023

ISBN 13: 9783969120828

The Power of Wonder: New Materialisms in Contemporary Art

Markus Heinzelmann

0/5 ( ratings)

The Power of Wonder – New Materialisms in Contemporary Art

For the longest time, physical matter was seen as no more than a passive and lifeless object. Since the early years of the twenty-first century, however, visual artists and scientists alike have initiated a change of thinking, conceiving matter as active, unruly, and autonomous. The ethnologist Hans Peter Hahn has called it the “ willfulness of things,” while the Belgian philosopher Isabelle Stengers has underscored the “ power of wonder” — the bracing sense of marvel and surprise instilled by a material world that sometimes defies the attempt to put it into words.

This pioneering publication features six selected artistic positions that highlight the New Materialism’ s significance for contemporary art. The artists employ materials that are millions of years old such as rocks from an open-pit mine as well as classic inorganic staples like ceramics and cutting-edge materials like digital products transformed in high-tech procedures into hitherto unseen hybrid objects. Their work lends art a powerful voice in contemporary debates around man’ s position vis-à -vis his environment, around sustainability, participation, and justice.

Pages: 176

Format: Hardcover

Release: March 01, 2023

ISBN 13: 9783969120828

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