24 In 9-11-01, a monumental work measuring 20 x 10 feet, Whitten transcends the personal or the «notion of self» and
divisions of individual identity, to a collective consciousness — history.
Not exact matches
«A higher religion imposes a conflict, a
division, torment and struggle within the
individual... we escape from this strain by attempting to revert to an
identity of religion and culture which prevailed at a more primitive stage; as when we indulge in alcohol as an anodyne, we consciously seek unconsciousness» (Notes, p. 68) Typically, Eliot did not attempt to lessen the strain; rather, he saw the church as the «salt
of the earth,» affecting society at its deepest levels.
In previous works — specifically videos and drawings
of crowds at sporting events — Bowers explored the
divisions between
individual and collective
identity by focusing on the contingencies
of
Ironically, while the protection system developed complex blood quantum calculations to decide «how Aboriginal»
individuals were, they had no regard for the existing tribal, clan and family group
divisions that are important markers
of culture and
identity.