17.11.20 What is embodiment?
embodiment
[ em-bod-ee-muhnt ]
noun
the act of embodying.
the state or fact of being embodied.
a person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc; incarnation.
something embodied.
Dictionary.com (no date) Embodiment Available at: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/embodiment?s=t (Accessed: 17 November 2020)
embodiment
/ɪmˈbɒdɪmənt/
noun
'When we move and think and feel we are, of course, a body. This body is constantly changing, in and through its ongoing relationships. This body is a dynamic form, full of potential. It is not 'a body', as thing, but embodiment as incipient activity. Embodiment is a continuously emergent and active relation. It is our materialization and articulation, both as they occur, and about to occur. Embodiment is moving-thinking-feeling, it is the body's potential to vary, it is the body's relations to the outside. And embodiment, I contend, is what is staged in the best interactive art.' (Stern, 2013, p2)
'Central to my work are the feedback loops between sensation, experience, movement, and understanding. What do we sense, and how does that make sense? Where do we move, and when are we moved? What do we value, and how does that change our values? Materiality and embodiment, affect and perception, transformation and time. I want to foster greater dialogue around these complex and relational ecologies.' (Stern, no date)
Stern, N. (2013) Interactive art and embodiment: the implicit body as performance Canterbury: Gylphi Ltd
Stern, N. (no date) Artist statement Available at: https://nathanielstern.com/artist-statement/ (Accessed: 17 November 2020)
embodiment
[ em-bod-ee-muhnt ]
noun
the act of embodying.
the state or fact of being embodied.
a person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc; incarnation.
something embodied.
Dictionary.com (no date) Embodiment Available at: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/embodiment?s=t (Accessed: 17 November 2020)
embodiment
/ɪmˈbɒdɪmənt/
noun
- a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.
Similar:
personification
incarnation
incorporation
realization
manifestation
expression
representation
actualization
concretization
symbol
symbolization
paradigm
epitome
paragon
soul
model
type
typification
essence
quintessence
exemplification
example
exemplar
ideal
idea
textbook example
reification - the representation or expression of something in a tangible or visible form
'When we move and think and feel we are, of course, a body. This body is constantly changing, in and through its ongoing relationships. This body is a dynamic form, full of potential. It is not 'a body', as thing, but embodiment as incipient activity. Embodiment is a continuously emergent and active relation. It is our materialization and articulation, both as they occur, and about to occur. Embodiment is moving-thinking-feeling, it is the body's potential to vary, it is the body's relations to the outside. And embodiment, I contend, is what is staged in the best interactive art.' (Stern, 2013, p2)
'Central to my work are the feedback loops between sensation, experience, movement, and understanding. What do we sense, and how does that make sense? Where do we move, and when are we moved? What do we value, and how does that change our values? Materiality and embodiment, affect and perception, transformation and time. I want to foster greater dialogue around these complex and relational ecologies.' (Stern, no date)
Stern, N. (2013) Interactive art and embodiment: the implicit body as performance Canterbury: Gylphi Ltd
Stern, N. (no date) Artist statement Available at: https://nathanielstern.com/artist-statement/ (Accessed: 17 November 2020)
