Enduramorphosis: Performance as Transformation through Endurance

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This book unfolds the theory of enduramorphosis, an emergent strangeness that arises in an endurance performance when the body is pushed to its limit and reacts.
Visual artist Chelsea Coon describes her direct experiences performing to examine how enduramorphosis manifested differently across 41 performances. Her work spans across contemporary visual art and performance genres including video, photography, livestream, and extensions in the digital arts and new media through utilization of new technologies such as AI, as well as live formats. Her insightful descriptions and detailed portrayals help readers better understand enduramorphosis and the visceral transformations experienced by the performing human body when exposed to physical and psychological extremes.

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This groundbreaking book explores endurance, transformation, and the limits of the human body in performance art. Chelsea Coons firsthand narratives and interpretations capture the visceral power of her art like never before. A must-read for artists, scholars, and anyone fascinated by the intersection of space-time-body. -- Andy Ash, Associate Professor, University College London, UK

Author Bio

Chelsea Coon is an artist and writer in California, USA. Her work focuses on the shifting interconnections of the body, time, and space. She considers the limits of the body and the enduring effects of frameworks in her works across performance, photography, video, painting, sculpture, installation, printmaking, and text. Chelsea Coon has exhibited, performed, and published extensively internationally.