Amelia Andersdotter (se)

neja — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:38:22 +0000

Post-democracy is the state wherein which much political power and many le-
gislative, including interpretative, competences are moved away from directly
elected representatives of the people, to a global level where diplomatic repre-
sentatives of representatives of governments make very detailed requirements
on how the legislation in the signatory states of the trade agreements should
look and behave. Coupled with the development of trade agreement conflict
resolution systems, such as arbitration courts to resolve disputes between the
contracting parties, which give indicating guidelines not only on how the parties
have conformed with obligations relation to gradual reduction of tariffs, but also
on the nature of legislative or administrative measures permitted in the signa-
tory states, this poses a significant democratic deficit. The writing and the inter-
pretation of law, effectively, reside outside of the parliamentary system and
much power is transferred to the executive of each nation.

Monika Weiss (US)

neja — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:31:42 +0000

The interruption and convergence of our understanding of dispersed histories and identities happens through an evolving poïesis, examples of which take into account enunciation, repetition, performativity, and interactivity. As artists, we strive to deepen and extend the public sphere and conceive projects that help those who have been rendered invisible to make their appearance and to develop viewers’ capacity for public life by asking them to respond to, rather then react against, that appearance. How can we contribute to a transdisciplinary research and practice that aims at sustaining our environment and defeats “heroic dreams” which result in wars and destruction? Can (electronic) art offer a vision that might overcome apathy and respond to suffering of others? This essay discusses the nature of lament as a performative language sited within the space of historical memory and contemporary urban landscape, and understood as public, communal and performative acts of questioning historical trauma, and as reaching beyond language. The text looks also at my new and evolving collaboration with the international criminal law and international justice expert, Dr. Leila Sadat, and asks questions related to my current projects that consider aspects of public memory and amnesia as reflected within the physical and political space of a City.

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Amelia Andersdotter (se)

Monika Weiss (US)