The art of slow sociality: movement, aesthetics and shared understanding

Jo Vergunst; Anna Vermehren

doi:10.3167/ca.2012.300111

The art of slow sociality: movement, aesthetics and shared understanding

Jo Vergunst, Anna Vermehren

Anthropology

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Abstract

This paper presents reflections on the theme of sociality from a mass-participation art event in the town of Huntly in north-east Scotland in 2009. Drawing on Alfred Schütz's notion of the 'consociate' and related concepts, our efforts are directed towards understanding the nature of sociality that the event created for the people involved in it. We consider slowness as an actual experience through pacing and cadence, and also the tensions between experience and the requirement that art should have measureable impact.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-142
Number of pages	16
Journal	Cambridge Anthropology
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3167/ca.2012.300111
Publication status	Published - 2012

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sociality
art
slowness
Schutz
cycling
Scotland

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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedited version of an article published in Cambridge Anthropology. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Vergunst, J & Vermehren, A 2012, 'The art of slow sociality: movement, aesthetics and shared understanding', Cambridge Anthropology, vol 30, no. 1, pp. 127-142. is available online at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/berghahn/ca
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