Reflection on Seminar and Metamodernism

"Metamodernism is a structure of feeling that oscillates between modernist enthusiasm and postmodern irony, allowing for a sense of hope and sincerity in the face of uncertainty."1

This concept applies to my work through my approach of learning from past artists while embracing the destruction of my previous works. By using the ‘anxiety of influence’ as a driving force, I can resist it and use it to fuel the creation of new work. I focus on the act of walking, drawing on other artists who have used this practice to mediate their perception of the world and their creative process.

“I want to show you the world, as it is, all around us, all the time. Only by doing so will I myself be able to glimpse it.” 2
― Karl Ove Knausgaard, Autumn

1.Vermeulen, Timotheus, and Robin van den Akker. “Notes on Metamodernism.” Journal of Aesthetics & Culture 2, no. 1 (2010): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3402/jac.v2i0.5677.

2. Knausgaard, Karl Ove. Autumn. Translated by Ingvild Burkey. London: Harvill Secker, 2017.