Spaces of Encounter : Art and Revision in Human - Animal Relations

This doctoral thesis examines contemporary human relationships with animals in a Western context by means of three relational art projects produced by Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson nanoq: flat out and bluesome; (a)fl y; and seal. It explores the research and visual art methodologies employed in the art projects, tracing their relationship with writings on human-animal relations. These artworks engage their audiences in a series of encounters with the subject, in which perceived dualities are made to m