Touching Theory (at a distance)

Thursdays on Zoom
October 27– November 17, 2022
5-7pm PST | 8-10pm PST

 What is touch at a distance?  Can we touch each other through scores, instructions, descriptions?  Do sound waves touch at a distance?  Can we touch across generations, eras?  Do nations/states touch at a distance?

In Touching Theory (at a distance) we work with touch as a time-based medium and a form of co-creative knowledge. Pairing creative touch prompts with reading-out-loud and discussion, we will feel/touch our way through short text excerpts from queer theory, racial and disability justice, quantum physics, critical tech, and ecology.

About the facilitators:

Selwa Sweidan & Nina Sarnelle are artists based on Tongva/Kizh land often referred to as Los Angeles. While our independent practices have circulated around touch and haptics, we began working together on this collaborative touch praxis at the beginning of the pandemic in Spring 2020. Together we’ve developed a research methodology consisting of co-creative workshops, prompts, embodied interviews, reading, discussion and collaborative writing.

Contact: touchpraxis [at] gmail.com