Teresa Dillon Teresa.Dillon@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Design Innovation
Working the break point: Maintenance, repair and failure in art
Dillon, Teresa
Authors
Abstract
This article draws on repair practices within the arts, media and academia. Taking Mierle Laderman Ukeles, MANIFESTO FOR MAINTENANCE ART 1969! as a starting point the paper discusses what Schulz (2017) has referred to as the ‘turn’ towards repair. Emphasises is placed on artistic practices which engage with ideas of breakdown, glitch, repair and maintenance exploring how such art practice make visible the centrality of repair and maintenance in the continuation of our sociotechnical lives.
Citation
Dillon, T. (2017). Working the break point: Maintenance, repair and failure in art
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Publication Date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Journal | Screen City Biennial Journal |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Keywords | working, break point, maintenance, repair, failure, art |
| Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/878685 |
| Publisher URL | http://journal.screencitybiennial.org/2017/10/26/teresa-dillon-article/ |
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