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The Simple Feeling of Being
Sandy Groebner
Candidate,Interdisciplinary Master’s of Art,
Media & Design
2008-2010
“… the general western presumption of the superiority of mind over body may
result in the eclipse of the embodied reaction by the intellect.”
Featherstone, Hepworth and Turner, The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory, p 284.
human interaction
haptics, proxemics and kinesics
bodily perception (of others)
my aim is to reposition
the importance of the body by
illustrating its intrinsic intelligence,
awareness and ability to perceive in ways
not always recognized by the intellect
What is non-verbal communication?
Research Questions
[1] How do I identify non-verbal communication, that is, touch, body
position, gesture and proximity in my work?
[2] How can aspects of non-verbal communication be incorporated in
contemporary sculptural work?
[3] How can non-verbal communication theory affect viewers’
understanding of and response to contemporary figurative sculptural
work?
situating my work
Antony Gormley
Hanneke Beaumont
George Segal
Steinunn Thorarinsdottir
what is the relationship between non-verbal
communication in human-to-human interaction and our
understanding of the body as an important and legitimate
source of awareness and experience?
Sketchup models of “the listening booth” to be used for research
reading the space between
T h e
S i m p l e
F e e l i n g
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