SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE SUN: Interrogations of history and performance of flicker

Flicker is a coordinated beat which can be superimposed on the brain’s alpha rhythm, through a flickering light source, and is associated with hallucinatory or visionary states of mind. In this experimental piece, I weave ideas and performance into a poetic image and text piece proposing some hypot...

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Main Author: Sonja Blum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Performance Philosophy 2022-06-01
Series:Performance Philosophy
Online Access:https://www.performancephilosophy.org/journal/article/view/356
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description Flicker is a coordinated beat which can be superimposed on the brain’s alpha rhythm, through a flickering light source, and is associated with hallucinatory or visionary states of mind. In this experimental piece, I weave ideas and performance into a poetic image and text piece proposing some hypotheses and questions surrounding the relationship of moving bodies, the sun, and eureka moments of visions and dreams of new worlds.
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