December 18, 2019
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Stéphanie Antona, « Experience of Religious in video art since 2000 : a French and Italian Perspective », Le serveur TEL (thèses-en-ligne), ID : 10670/1.ied7di
During the sixties, artists chose video to try out a new medium with a new way to comprehend representation and figuration. Since the end of the nineties, video technique has changed and artists have worked new subjects. Indeed, the evolution of religion in modern society raised both political and social issues that are expressed in video art. Based on two countries with Catholic tradition, this doctoral thesis demonstrates that French and Italian videoartists create, with religious themes, a new way to observe the world of the XXIst century, giving spiritual and cultural bearings which are scattered in this era of overconsumption. Thanks to this technique related to the immaterial, video artists also show a desire to pass on rites and beliefs in order to respond to a quest of spirituality and wonder.