The subject at work
Caroline Blanvillain announces the publication of the bookThe subject at workThe text on the back cover presents it as follows: "The crisis we are currently experiencing gives rise to fears or hopes of profound change. This also applies to words and images. And if the boundaries of a work of art are not clearly defined, neither are those of the subject. Its boundaries are malleable, dependent on the external environments with which it is constantly interacting. It is a subject in motion in an increasingly fast-paced, high-performing, and financialized society. However, the turmoil that inhabits it does not originate solely from the economic sphere of society. Aesthetic, natural, or meditative spaces or objects also have an influence. Whether creator or spectator, the subject is confronted with the work of art. The arts and literature are called upon here to reflect on the subject's relationship to their identity and the world. How do the arts contribute to the construction of the subject? How does the encounter with the work affect their identity? How is the subject "at work" when they encounter or create works?