| Ecosophy
is a philosophical position or form of self-realisation
that a subject (i.e. you or I) might embody over
time. I use it within the term 'ecosophical art
practice' to describe what I am attempting to
achieve.
The practice, theoretical development and production
of artistic works that embody principles of an
'ecosophy' are best thought of as being part of
a broader process of making sense of the world,
and hence a way of determining engagement with
it. The approach of an ecosophy is therefore deeply
entwined within human concepts of individualism,
difference, gender and morality; in other words
all of what it means to be a human
It is fair to say that an ecosophical approach
is not yet something commonly held by people within
Western societies, but is of course something
that may be cultivated through artistic endeavours
(set amongst many other approaches)
Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess describes how
he employed theories of Deep Ecology to form his
own ecosophy, something he calls 'EcosophyˆT'.
'Ecosophy-T' was for Naess not some comprehensive
or all knowing knowledge but rather a self-realisation
born both out of his development of, and identification
with, the philosophy his is credited with birthing
'Deep Ecology', as well as his evolving engagements
with the world.
Philosopher Felix Guattari suggests that the key
question facing us today is how to produce, tap,
enrich and permanently reinvent a subjectivity;
that which comprises our own attitudes, beliefs
and emotions, in ways that it
might become comparable with a universe of changing
values. Guattari suggests the deployment of a
"four dimensional ecosophic object"
with the interrelations between them being in
constant variation
Source:
www.outlook.com.au/keith
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