Whitby, Richard (2025) ‘The Matrix Now’: Liveness and artisanal labour. Luxury Studies, 3 (2). pp. 189-206. ISSN 2635-1617
Type of Research: | Article |
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Creators: | Whitby, Richard |
Description: | Free Your Mind was a dance adaptation of the Wachowskis’ 1999 film The Matrix, positioned as a response to current anxieties and excitement around artificial intelligence. Here I offer the aesthetic context of a range of post-cinematic live performances. Theoretical contexts are from film theory and studies of contemporary labour. By contrasting explorations of contemporary screen-based labour and consumption with the visible, physical work of live performers emphasized in the show, this article is intended to show how live performance can be offered as a luxury to audiences more accustomed to screens. The article also includes reflections on what this means for culture more broadly. |
Official Website: | https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ipol_00033_1 |
Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: | postcinema, liveness, cinema, artisan, labour, performance, adaptation, Free Your Mind |
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company: | Intellect |
Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > Wimbledon College of Arts |
Date: | 18 March 2025 |
Digital Object Identifier: | 10.1386/ipol_00033_1 |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2025 15:54 |
Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2025 15:54 |
Item ID: | 23699 |
URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/23699 |
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