Documenting performance art: documentation in practice / Woolley, Michael J. H.

Woolley, Michael J. H., «Documenting performance art: documentation in practice». International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 10,  1, (2014), pp. 48-66

Abstract
This article addresses questions raised at the intersection of theory and practice in documenting performance art. What formal and technical considerations must be made in performance art documentation? How does a documenter deal with the (inevitably) unexpected/non-ideal? To what extent should documentation document? Working with a group of nascent performance artists at the University of Alberta in Canada, the author aimed to photographically document numerous student performances as well as performances by master performers brought in to teach the students. Operating on his background as a professional commercial photographer and as an art historian, he shares his insights, experiences and personal perspectives on the emergent issues that arise when translating theory into practice and vice versa, in the process of documenting performance art through photography.

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ISSN: 1479-4713
DOI: 10.1080/14794713.2014.912501
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2014.912501
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key: BRP46FW2