Body As Interface Workshop
Workshop leader
The workshop explores the relationship between space perception and the body. The aim is to achieve a deeper understanding of the physiological and psychological processes that are involved in the construction of perception by investigating how it relates to the body.
The workshop intends to reveal unconscious processes that may have an impact on the way an individual perceives her/his space and it seeks to highlight the importance of understanding spatial relations in terms of relations between individuals (proximics).
Our approach will cover both the theoretical aspects (related to for instance, visual perception, cognitive science, Laban space theory) and the practical aspects (related to space orientation / gravity organisation) through physical adapted exercises led by Dance Practitioners. This will be reinforced through the implementation of a practical experiment. The aim is to reveal how people relate to their own space (and how they relate to their own kinesphere) using an interactive sound installation ‘dans le noir’
By the end of the workshop Participants will be more aware of the specificity of their own relation to space, and how their body is linked to it. The outcome of the workshop will be developed in interdisciplinary groups. The groups will represent with their own tools their subjective kinesphere.
