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Abstract
“Art as a way of knowledge” examines ways in which themes of spiritual development and ultimate transformation can be expressed through movement. The discussion follows the artist through the phases of creation of a dance video, Animus, and offers a Jungian interpretation of the piece. Animus looks at one woman’s journey of spiritual transformation. It shows a central female character (the anima), moving in and out of relationship with three male characters, two human and one animal, who represent her masculine side, or animus. Moving through a dreamscape of her own unconscious, she begins to interact more consciously with her masculine side and eventually comes to terms with it. Ultimately, she overcomes fragmentation and integrates male and female, spirit and body in the composite symbol of the Self at the end.
Résumé
Cet article examine les voies par lesquelles certaines formes de développement spirituel et de transformation ultime peuvent être exprimées par le mouvement. Cette présentation suit l’artiste à travers les différentes phases de la création d’une vidéo de danse, Animus, sous l’angle d’une interprétation jungienne de cette oeuvre. Animus est un regard porté sur le voyage vers la transformation spirituelle d’une femme. Il montre un personnage féminin principal (l’anima) en une relation alternée avec trois personnages mâles, deux humains et un animal, qui représentent son côté masculin, ou animus. Se déplaçant à travers le paysage rêvé de son propre inconscient, elle entre plus consciemment en interaction avec son côté masculin et finit par pactiser avec lui. De manière ultime, elle surmonte la fragmentation en intégrant les aspects masculin et féminin, spirituel et corporel, dans la composition symbolique du Soi.
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