Para-Sites is a distributed exhibition project where 12 artist groups intervene public places in the US, France, New Zealand, Italy, South Korea, Ireland, and the World Wide Web from April 30 through May 20.
Concurrent with our distributed exhibition in different ‘para-sites’, we are now inviting essays for our anthology on the keyword, ‘para-’. The term ‘para-’ as a prefix, originating from its Greek root ‘para,’ meaning ‘beside,’ often implies distinction with analogousness, irregularity, inappropriateness, disorder, or modification when used in combinations with other words. Through the potentiality that this term opens for creating heterogeneous meanings and practices, we would like to expand current discussions in art and culture with actively practicing writers, researchers, curators, critics, and theorists.
Potential topics to consider in relation to the keyword include but are not limited to:
digital curating
reappropriation
para-writing on art and culture
para-* as an aesthetic tactic
para-realities
disguise and infiltration
disorder, irregularity, and liminality
properness and normality in everyday life
etymological and/or epistemological discussions on the term, ‘para-’.
Submission
We welcome forms or genres of writing that are often marginalized or excluded from mainstream academic journals. Please send your complete, proofread essay in a PDF file to parasites.art@gmail.com by April 20, 2014 following the guideline below:
• Length: approx. 300 – 1000 words
• Style: There is no limit or guide for your manuscript style or form. Your essay can be any kind of writing from a plainly written piece of prose to a rule-breaking form of creative writing. We not only welcome writings that convey their content but also those that actively ‘perform’ their content through their forms although, strictly speaking, every form of writing performs its subject matter. Images can also be submitted along text.
• Procedures: Notifications of acceptance will be given shortly and be followed by digital publication and distribution in May to June.
For more information:
http://para-sites.org
https://www.facebook.com/paraxhibits
