Temporal Experiments: Seven Ways of Configuring Time in Art and Literature

This book explores artworks as temporal experiments that explore different ways of thinking, experiencing, and living time, connecting the specific temporal strategies of individual artworks to pressing questions regarding temporality and timing in contemporary society. It offers an interdisciplinary approach to temporality and engages with various artistic mediums.

Format: Hardback
Length: 162 pages
Publication date: 27 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into the realm of artworks as dynamic temporal experiments, offering a profound exploration of diverse ways of thinking, experiencing, and embracing the essence of time. Through its seven chapters, Temporal Experiments seamlessly weaves aesthetics and time together, presenting a critical examination of seven tactile figures that embody time: event, habit, idleness, kairos, rhythm, ritual, and transit. By linking the unique temporal strategies employed in individual artworks to pressing concerns about temporality and timing in contemporary society, the book establishes a profound connection between the artistic and the temporal.

This interdisciplinary approach to temporality engages with a wide range of artistic mediums, including modern novels, contemporary cinema, dub reggae, tomb statuary, and early modern and modern poetry. Each chapter of Temporal Experiments offers a rich tapestry of insights, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the temporal dimensions of these diverse artistic expressions. Whether through the vivid narratives of novels, the visual storytelling of cinema, the rhythmic melodies of reggae, the contemplative nature of tomb statuary, or the poetic language of poetry, the book invites us to contemplate the complexities and nuances of time as it manifests in the world around us.

Through its innovative and thought-provoking approach, Temporal Experiments expands our understanding of artworks as temporal laboratories, where artists and thinkers explore the boundless possibilities of time. It encourages us to reimagine our relationship with time, to appreciate its fleeting nature, and to embrace the transformative power it holds in shaping our lives and artistic endeavors. As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary society, this book serves as a valuable guide, illuminating the ways in which artworks can inspire us to think, feel, and experience time in new and profound ways.

Weight: 476g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032350240