Representation of art as an ethical and political act

Authors

  • Mira Kallio-Tavin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/if.v4i2.1540

Abstract

In this article, I discuss the representation of people with disabilities as an ethical and political act, including the intimate demand of face-to-face encountering with another person and a picture in an artwork. The article explores the project, Good afternoon Mr. Holbein, by Pekka Elomaa, through two different image interpretations, which together offer an alternative understanding to the dominant discourse on image analysis. The politics of representation of people with disabilities is troubled together with Levinasian philosophy and disability studies in art education.

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Published

2015-12-17

How to Cite

Kallio-Tavin, M. (2015). Representation of art as an ethical and political act. Nordic Journal of Art & Research, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.7577/if.v4i2.1540

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Articles, peer reviewed

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