돌연변이의 미학

Abstract

This study explores Laurie Hogin’s unique ecological approach by examining her artworks, which have not been extensively studied in South Korea. The analysis of her works focuses on the salient feature of ‘mutation’, highlighting the ecological perspective rooted in the major concepts of Félix Guattari’s ecosophy. First, through the lens of Guattari’s “Three Ecologies”, it is shown that Hogin’s mutation is not just biological reproduction, but a combination of non-human minorities, human-as-animal, and consumer subjectivity with in the ecosystem. Hogin’s mutation is ecological in its ability to facilitate the transformation of human subjectivity through sensory experiences that deviate from the everyday. It is a delicate endeavor to assess the capacity of artworks to produce new subjectivities. However, Hogin’s works actively reveal non-human others and raise questions about the capitalism’s subjugation through symbols and consumer subjectivity. Consequently, this has the potential to serve as a catalyst for some viewers in their ecological departure. Furthermore, this study argues that art, as a platform for experimentation and exploration, can play an important role in solving ecological problems and facilitating paradigm shifts in human behavior and cognition. Art can be a powerful catalyst in addressing ecological crises by promoting shifts in perception, diverse perspectives, sensory sharing and connection, social dialogue, and interdisciplinary research. Accordingly, this paper concludes by emphasizing that mutation in art is an important key to a future that respects the values of diversity and heterogeneity.