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Gestures in Slow Motion: On Making Use of Video Art in Phenomenology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2024

Alexandru Bejinariu Open the ORCID record for Alexandru Bejinariu [Opens in a new window]
Alexandru Bejinariu*
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Alexandru Dragomir Institute for Philosophy, Bucharest, Romania
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Abstract

This article deals with the relevance of video art and filmic techniques for the phenomenological method by thematizing how slow-motion scenes can be used in the analysis of gestures. Drawing on Edmund Husserl's theory of image consciousness, I argue that while, for the empirical researcher, slow motion is a non-analogizing moment that helps the researcher observe the positional image subject, for the phenomenologist, it depicts a different, neutralized image subject that serves as an initial example. This approach leads to further insights revealing a specific form of disappointment of our passively constituted patterns of anticipation concerning the pace of gestural interaction.

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Cet article aborde la pertinence de l'art vidéo et des techniques filmiques pour la méthode phénoménologique en thématisant comment les scènes au ralenti peuvent être utilisées dans l'analyse des gestes. Inspiré par la théorie de la conscience d'image d'Edmund Husserl, je soutiens que si, pour le chercheur empirique, le ralenti est un moment non analogique qui l'aide à observer le sujet existant, pour le phénoménologue, il dépeint un sujet neutralisé qui sert d'exemple initial. Cette approche révèle en plus une forme spécifique de déception de nos schémas d'anticipation passivement constitués concernant le rythme d'interaction gestuelle.

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gestureimage subjectinterestslow motiontemporal typificationvideo art
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Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie , First View , pp. 1 - 21
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