The Trickster

Jean Fisher, the writer of ‘Toward a Metaphysics of Shit’ discusses the possibilities of art in a globalised world. She talks about the concept of the ‘Trickster’, a mythological figure that takes on forms both animal and human, who plays ‘tricks’ and disregards normal types of behaviour. Often this trickster is seen to be laughing and outwitting authority through the manipulation of language in order to form a kind of openness. The trickster is an agent for varying cultures to expand and move away from the powerful systems that oppress and control the exchange of culture, ideas and information.

http://stephcriticalstudies.blogspot.nl/2009/08/jean-fisher-towards-metaphysics-of-shit.html

When Politicians and Artists Talk

What do they talk about?
What does it mean to see each other for real?
How do they relate?

Mannheim along the Rhine

a culture of "national theaters"....present and past

National Theater, Mannheim present day and the theater in the 19th C.  It was the first national theater in Germany.

towards green screen Karnival times

Carnival Parade Route

(In) visibility

Green capes for on / off presence: invisible in the box, visible outside the box

Long / short
With or without arms