Re-staging Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique : theoretical and practical issues
This writing can be broadly characterised as presented in two parts: WAYFARING discusses the inspiration for a new work, and outlines some theoretical issues and cultural approaches. VOYAGING examines the ‘making’, which includes technical research, the organisation and experimentation required to p...
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ftunitecinst:oai:www.researchbank.ac.nz:10652/2544 2023-05-15T16:17:15+02:00 Re-staging Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique : theoretical and practical issues Reihana, Lisa Unitec Institute of Technology 2012 https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2544 en eng https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2544 Reihana, L. (2012). Re-staging Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique : theoretical and practical issues. An unpublished thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master by Design. Q111966086 All rights reserved Author Sauvages de la mer Pacifique Les Savages of the Pacific The Jean-Gabriel Charvet (1750–1829) Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Louis de Bougainville (1729-1811) Pursuit of Venus video art decolonising art 190203 Electronic Media Art 200211 Postcolonial Studies 200207 Māori Cultural Studies Waituhi Waka toi Hunga mahi toi Taipūwhenuatanga Tua taipūwhenuatanga Toi rerehiko Thesis or Dissertation 2012 ftunitecinst 2022-09-06T17:09:48Z This writing can be broadly characterised as presented in two parts: WAYFARING discusses the inspiration for a new work, and outlines some theoretical issues and cultural approaches. VOYAGING examines the ‘making’, which includes technical research, the organisation and experimentation required to produce a complex video project. I found it useful to adopt a diaristic writing style incorporating Old English terminology, and this is in reference to Captain Cook’s journal entries. I slip between the uses of pronouns ‘I’, ‘we’ and ‘us’. In general the use of ‘I’ relates to me as the Artist/Concept Developer; the use of ‘we’ and ‘us’ may indicate collective discussions between myself, the crew and/or performers. Although the video will be prominently credited with my name, the use of ‘we’ and ‘us’ is important as it reflects my wish for people associated with this work to have a sense of ownership too. The thesis uses APA referencing. The basis for my artwork is the celebrated 19th Century French scenic wallpaper Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique (1804-05) that depicts Captain Cook and Louis de Bougainville’s Pacific discoveries using journal accounts and popular illustrations of the time. Whilst claiming to be historical, it aimed to be entertaining rather than informative and challenging; the Maori, Pacific and First Nations peoples featured in the wallpaper have been removed from their cultural, political and historical reality. However, the inclusion of Captain Cook at the infamous moment of his death in Hawaii is THE site of rupture, and provides inspiration to reappraise this pictorial fantasy using synchronised multi-screen video. The risks of encounter and the cultural conflicts between the explorers and Pacific peoples are given new voice by offering indigenous people opportunities to resist stereotypes, answer back, and embody their own agency. As is common to many arts practitioners, my work employs a heuristic methodology, one where the act of making is a process of experimentation leading to new ... Thesis First Nations Unitec Research Bank Bougainville ENVELOPE(-58.548,-58.548,51.317,51.317) Pacific Venus ENVELOPE(-57.842,-57.842,-61.925,-61.925) |
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Sauvages de la mer Pacifique Les Savages of the Pacific The Jean-Gabriel Charvet (1750–1829) Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Louis de Bougainville (1729-1811) Pursuit of Venus video art decolonising art 190203 Electronic Media Art 200211 Postcolonial Studies 200207 Māori Cultural Studies Waituhi Waka toi Hunga mahi toi Taipūwhenuatanga Tua taipūwhenuatanga Toi rerehiko |
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Sauvages de la mer Pacifique Les Savages of the Pacific The Jean-Gabriel Charvet (1750–1829) Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Louis de Bougainville (1729-1811) Pursuit of Venus video art decolonising art 190203 Electronic Media Art 200211 Postcolonial Studies 200207 Māori Cultural Studies Waituhi Waka toi Hunga mahi toi Taipūwhenuatanga Tua taipūwhenuatanga Toi rerehiko Reihana, Lisa Re-staging Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique : theoretical and practical issues |
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This writing can be broadly characterised as presented in two parts: WAYFARING discusses the inspiration for a new work, and outlines some theoretical issues and cultural approaches. VOYAGING examines the ‘making’, which includes technical research, the organisation and experimentation required to produce a complex video project. I found it useful to adopt a diaristic writing style incorporating Old English terminology, and this is in reference to Captain Cook’s journal entries. I slip between the uses of pronouns ‘I’, ‘we’ and ‘us’. In general the use of ‘I’ relates to me as the Artist/Concept Developer; the use of ‘we’ and ‘us’ may indicate collective discussions between myself, the crew and/or performers. Although the video will be prominently credited with my name, the use of ‘we’ and ‘us’ is important as it reflects my wish for people associated with this work to have a sense of ownership too. The thesis uses APA referencing. The basis for my artwork is the celebrated 19th Century French scenic wallpaper Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique (1804-05) that depicts Captain Cook and Louis de Bougainville’s Pacific discoveries using journal accounts and popular illustrations of the time. Whilst claiming to be historical, it aimed to be entertaining rather than informative and challenging; the Maori, Pacific and First Nations peoples featured in the wallpaper have been removed from their cultural, political and historical reality. However, the inclusion of Captain Cook at the infamous moment of his death in Hawaii is THE site of rupture, and provides inspiration to reappraise this pictorial fantasy using synchronised multi-screen video. The risks of encounter and the cultural conflicts between the explorers and Pacific peoples are given new voice by offering indigenous people opportunities to resist stereotypes, answer back, and embody their own agency. As is common to many arts practitioners, my work employs a heuristic methodology, one where the act of making is a process of experimentation leading to new ... |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2544 Reihana, L. (2012). Re-staging Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique : theoretical and practical issues. An unpublished thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master by Design. Q111966086 |
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