(Mis)Representing Others: Ethical Dilemmas of Socially Engaged Art Practice (2017)
By Kate Blackmore
In December 2015, Australian artist Kate Blackmore traveled to India on a two-month Asialink residency to develop a video work with Red Brigade, an advocacy group campaigning to end sexual violence in the city of Lucknow in India.
Blackmore’s art practice draws on documentary and anthropological conventions to highlight social issues, often relating to women. This chapter outlines her process and methodology for working interculturally and also explores the ethical questions that arise when artists adopt the role of anthropologists through their close proximity with participants. Critical engagement with the artwork produced through this approach is also valuable for arts educators seeking to provide important insights into other cultural contexts.
More information:
Citation: Blackmore, Kate. ‘(Mis)Representing Others: Ethical Dilemmas of Socially Engaged Art Practice’. In The Palgrave Handbook of Global Arts Education, edited by Georgina Barton and Margaret Baguley, 349–60. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017.
Publisher website: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-55585-4_22
