Speculative objects: materialising science fiction.
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Muller, LizzieAbstract
In this essay I propose the idea of the 'speculative object' as a way of understanding how some artworks and artefacts function in human experience as philosophical tools. I explore the way in which objects materialize science fictional structures, in particular the way they provoke and support speculative thought.In this essay I propose the idea of the 'speculative object' as a way of understanding how some artworks and artefacts function in human experience as philosophical tools. I explore the way in which objects materialize science fictional structures, in particular the way they provoke and support speculative thought.
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Date
2013-01-01Publisher
ISEA InternationalAustralian Network for Art & Technology
University of Sydney
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Cleland, K., Fisher, L. & Harley, R. (2013) Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Art, ISEA2013, Sydney.Share