JOURNAL ARTICLE

On Techno-Tantrik Embodiment.

  • Published In: Paragraph, 2023, v. 46, n. 1. P. 65 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bedos, Clémentine 3 of 3

Abstract

Inspired by Paul B. Preciado's work of autotheory, Testo Junkie, and the various processes of self-shaping that circulate through his corpus, this visual piece and its accompanying personal essay draw upon the artist's familial and ancestral knowledge of their grandmother's confinement in an asylum. Developing a visual methodology based on the holographic philosophy of Nondual Śaiva Tantra, Techno-Tantrik Embodiment seeks to offer analogous holistic technologies that harness the power of the repressed and the taboo, to transform mind, body and environment. The piece questions how technological scale sets conditions for relations, feelings, democratic processes and infrastructures, and it provides a mixed-reality approach to consciousness, asking: what types of engagement with image-based systems can subvert and transform our worldview? Utilizing a queer framework that eschews respectability or a quest for 'positive' counternarratives, it explores the possible synergies between Tantrik and digital technologies, to build meaningful connections with ourselves and alterity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Paragraph. 2023/03, Vol. 46, Issue 1, p65
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0264-8334
  • DOI:10.3366/para.2023.0418
  • Accession Number:162589707
  • Copyright Statement:Copyright of Paragraph is the property of Edinburgh University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Looking to go deeper into this topic? Look for more articles on EBSCOhost.