Locals, nomads and strangers: reflections on the body in socially engaged landscape art

Description

Public lecture as part of the distinguished speaker programme, College of Fine Arts and Communication, Texas State University.

Locals, nomads and strangers: reflections on the body in socially engaged landscape art

Drawing on auto-biographical reflections as a nomadic artist having grown up in Germany and lived across Europe, witnessing major geo-political events such as the re-unification of Germany and Brexit, Heike Salzer considers themes of belonging, identity and place attachment. Discussing examples from dance, music and visual arts, this presentation discovers how artists reflect on their positioning in the world, offering their works as vessels for poetic activism, and canvases to reveal the overseen, the unseen, and the in-between. 

Keywords: Heimat, dis/emplacement, borders and migration, belonging and collective identities, poetic activism

Estimated audience numbers (if applicable)

150

Period	Aug 2022
Degree of Recognition	International