The Ancient Device by Simon O'sullivan
This is the story of a dysfunctional band of players on their way to give a performance. Who they are, where they are and what they are up to, becomes uncertain as the book draws us into the mist, exploring notions of narrative, plot, fiction of the self, performance as device, myth-work and using imaginary landscapes and figures for repair.
Professor Simon O’Sullivan lives in East Sussex and teaches at Goldsmiths College in London.
Simon is a theorist and artist working at the intersection of contemporary art practice, performance and philosophy. He has published widely in in these areas, often in relation to Deleuze and Guattari and, more recently in relation to fictioning and myth-work.
His most recent monographs are From Magic and Myth-Work to Care and Repair (2024) and (written with David Burrows) Fictioning: The Myth-Functions of Contemporary Art and Philosophy (2019).
His collaborative art practice – with David Burrows, Alex Marzeta and Vanessa Page, sometimes with and others – comes under the name Plastique Fantastique, a ‘performance fiction’ that involves an investigation into aesthetics, subjectivity, the sacred, popular culture and politics produced through, performance, film and sound work, comics, text, installations and assemblages. Plastique Fantastique have performed and exhibited widely in the UK and abroad and are represented by IMT Gallery in London.
Other writings can be found at:
www.simonosullivan.net
He is also part of the performance collaboration/collective Plastique Fantastique:
www.plastiquefantastique.org
Simon is a theorist and artist working at the intersection of contemporary art practice, performance and philosophy. He has published widely in in these areas, often in relation to Deleuze and Guattari and, more recently in relation to fictioning and myth-work.
His most recent monographs are From Magic and Myth-Work to Care and Repair (2024) and (written with David Burrows) Fictioning: The Myth-Functions of Contemporary Art and Philosophy (2019).
His collaborative art practice – with David Burrows, Alex Marzeta and Vanessa Page, sometimes with and others – comes under the name Plastique Fantastique, a ‘performance fiction’ that involves an investigation into aesthetics, subjectivity, the sacred, popular culture and politics produced through, performance, film and sound work, comics, text, installations and assemblages. Plastique Fantastique have performed and exhibited widely in the UK and abroad and are represented by IMT Gallery in London.
Other writings can be found at:
www.simonosullivan.net
He is also part of the performance collaboration/collective Plastique Fantastique:
www.plastiquefantastique.org
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781917251013 |
| ISBN 10 | 1917251017 |
| Title | The Ancient Device |
| Author | Simon O'sullivan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Triarchy Press |
| Year published | 2024-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 180 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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