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<h2>We could live as particles of the sun</h2>
<p><strong>A cosmist theory workshop by Cristina Moraru.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 June 2018 </strong><br>
<strong>6.30 – 8.30 PM</strong><br>
<strong>Arthur Cravan Foundation,</strong><br>
<strong>via Aleardi 11, Milano</strong></p>
<p><strong>Workshop program:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Monday 25, 6.30 – 8.30 PM</strong>: Presentation of the
cosmism philosophy; configuration of working teams that will
explore the cosmist theory according to their similarities in
thinking about art and cosmos, and their preferred medium of work
(drawing, sketching, writing, etc.)</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday 26, 6.30 – 8.30 PM</strong>: Projection of two
works of art related to this cosmic theme: The Communist
Revolution Was Caused by the Sun, 2015, made by Anton Vidokle and
The Factory of the Sun, 2015, made by Hito Steyerl. Interpretation
of the presented works according to a given methodology.
Conclusions. From 8.30 PM: aperitif and dinner.</p>
<p><em>Free entrance. Reservation suggested. The workshop will be in
English. </em><br>
<em>To participate please contact <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:mail@cosecosmiche.org">mail@cosecosmiche.org</a></em></p>
<p>Art can do anything: it can extend our life, reinvent our bodies,
resurrect us from death, it can make us immortal, self-sustainable
and it can offer us the possibility of exploring the entire
universe. This is the paradigm of thinking which motivated my
project ‒ consisting in a workshop intended to analyze the
possibility of restructuring the culture, the society, the
politics and ideology, in every aspect of human life, in order to
achieve the somehow ‘senseless’ purpose of attaining immortality.<br>
The theme of the workshop revolves around the cosmist idea that
death is not natural, is just an error in a certain life process
that it can be overcome trough scientifically research in all the
fields of knowledge, including art. (Anton Vidokle and Hito
Steyerl).<br>
Nikolai Fedorov takes this idea even further and envisions a world
in which we would disavow our existence as subjects and choose to
be objects – not technological objects that are used and devalued
through time, but art objects, which are cared for and are not
replaceable: objects that can be restored – animated, but are
immortal objects.<br>
Other concepts discussed are: the production of time (Antonio
Negri), the cosmic circulation of energy, the blood rejuvenation
community (Alexander Bogdanov), the telepathic sphere of reason
(Vladimir Vernadsky), the superintelligence and the post-humanism.</p>
<p>Methodology of work:</p>
<p>The workshop will analyze the writings of the cosmist philosopher
Nikolai Fedorov, with an insert from a contemporary philosopher
who was concern about this problematic: Boris Groys. The first
part of the workshop will investigate different concepts related
to the cosmist theory, exploring creative ways of approaching
those concepts. The second part will consist in the
interpretation, according to a given methodology, of two works of
art related to this cosmic theme:<em> The Communist Revolution Was
Caused by the Sun</em>, 2015, made by Anton Vidokle and <em>The
Factory of the Sun</em>, 2015, made by Hito Steyerl. The
methodology will implement a complex apparatus of interpretation
relating to a structural field of hybrid theories applied in the
process of analyzing the contemporary artistic phenomenon.<br>
This hybrid theories will appropriate different concepts which
belongs to other disciplines, connected to the studies of the
contemporary artistic productions, and could generate new
directions of studies which could articulate new theories. And by
this, it will complete the intention of the cosmist philosophy,
which wanted to involve a wide range of disciplines its research,
considering that in its interdisciplinarity it will find methods
to provide solution for any given problems, including human death.
This interdisciplinary approach will also open the possibility of
participating in this workshop to individuals with different
scientific backgrounds.</p>
<p>Results:</p>
<p>The results will consist in an edited publication with the
outcome of the workshop. Each participant will have to write about
their approach on cosmist theory and their conclusions after the
workshop. I will provide an editorial introduction,
contextualizing the themes proposed by the participants. The
publication will be supported by the Center for Aesthetics and
Artistic Research, from the George Enescu National University of
Arts (Iaşi, Romania)</p>
<p><strong>Cristina Moraru</strong> (1987) is an art theoretician,
curator and editor from Iaşi, Romania. She has a PhD in Philosophy
and Social-Political Sciences at the “Al. I. Cuza” University,
Iaşi, Romania and she is teaching at “George Enescu” National
University of the Arts (UNAGE) Iaşi. She is the editor of the
volumes published by the Research Center of UNAGE and (co)editor
of the academic journal Studies in Visual Arts and Communication.
She is a founding member of The Centre for Contemporary
Photography (C_F_C) Iaşi, and she participated in international
studies programs at the The National Center of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Iconic Criticism, University of Basel, at the
Collaborative Research Center “Affective Societies”, Freie
Universität Berlin, at the Salzburg International Summer Academy
of Fine Arts, at the East European Performing Arts Platform
(EEPAP) Lublin, and other independent institutions. She published
articles in academic journals and participated in conferences
organized by national and international universities.</p>
<p>RESIDENZE INSENSATE 2017-2018, a cura di Cose Cosmiche. La
Fondazione Arthur Cravan indice un programma di residenze e mette
a disposizione un luogo dove sia possibile elaborare e dedicarsi a
progetti considerati insensati: oltre il buon senso comune, gli
standard, le norme e normalizzazioni (consapevoli o inconsapevoli)
della produzione artistica e intellettuale del tempo… di questo
tempo.<br>
La Fondazione Arthur Cravan, è ispirata al performer dadaista A.
Cravan ed ha l’obbiettivo di supportare, produrre e promuovere
idee e progetti considerati ‘Irrealizzabili’, ‘non convenzionali’
e ‘Senza Futuro’.</p>
<p>SENSELESS RESIDENCY 2017-2018, curated by Cose Cosmiche. The
Arthur Cravan Foundation announces a residency programme and
provides a place for developing and working on projects deemed to
be “senseless”: beyond the good common sense, standards, norms and
normalization (conscious or unconscious) of the artistic and
intellectual production of the time… of this time.<br>
The Arthur Cravan Foundation, inspired by the Dadaist performer A.
Cravan, is dedicated to supporting, producing, and promoting
projects and ideas deemed to be “unrealizable,” “non-conventional”
and “No Future”.</p>
<p>Image: Anton Vidokle, Film still from <em>The Communist
Revolution Was Caused By the Sun</em>, 2015.</p>
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