Performativitet och bildkonst
eller hur apor verkar i världen
PerformativityVisual artIdentity constructionHelena BlomqvistSubversionGender studiesGenusvetenskapArt HistoryKonstvetenskapSocial SciencesArts and Architecture
This essay examines the visual art of Helena Blomqvist with theory of performativity from Judith Butler among others, with a focus on the potential of visual art to question and dislocate norms. It consists of an analysis of three works of art from three aspects: the work of art, the viewer and the situation, and eventuates in an analysis of how the works relate to representation and norms. The construction of the works is related to Butler's theory of identity construction.