The Edge of Perception
Gordon Matta-Clark's Hermeneutic of Place and the Possibilities of Absence for the Theological Imagination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3265334 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C M Howell (0009-0005-1359-0673, University of St Andrews, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 920 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13100920 |
| OpenAlex | W4303969079 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article places the conceptual artist Gordon Matta-Clark in conversation with hermeneutical debates within the field of theological aesthetics. By exploring the transformative effect Matta-Clark's Splitting evokes on spatially related categories, I argue that place is a locus of meaning, and that absence is a constitutive feature of that meaning. The hermeneutics at play in Matta-Clark have a set of formal features which is in accord with certain positions within theological aesthetics, namely: the particularities of place over the generalities of space, the constitutive role of both absence and presence for perception, and the formative power of these on human identity. A final section argues that while meaning is embedded in place, the imagination retains a vital place in the hermeneutical process through its "imaging" function in events of perception
Conversation · Epistemology · Hermeneutics · Linguistics · Perception · Sociology · Theology · Transformative learning · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Theological Perspectives and Practices
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |