Call & Response
Brianna Harlan
b. Louisville, KY, 1993
call and response, 2021
paper, questions, photos of art
There is a card for each artwork on view in Art As Social Action, featuring a series of prompts that encourage you to “speak back”. Standing in front of each work with its corresponding card, you are invited to take note of and record your reactions. Once completed you can place your cards in the submission box.
EXAMPLE CARD TEXT
Alix Camacho-Vargas
b. Bogotá, Colombia, 1985
Reports from Walked Landscapes, 2021
Travel map, website, and audio recordings, durations variable
1. Mark emotional responses:
Interest
Joy
Surprise
Sadness
Anger
Disgust
Contempt
Self-hostility
Fear
Shame
Shyness
Guilt
2. Circle or briefly state the moment in the work that strikes you the most.
3. What would your position be in the artist’s topic? (i.e. survivor, aggressor, bystander, witness,
participant, enthusiast, unwilling participant, etc.)
4. Write emotional response to question 3.