Creative Position

When a person, in their action, is aware of either their self- or other image, they lose some of their presence. We perceive as impersonal, when a person appears to act according to their self- or other image. A person is perceived as present when their self- and other image ³⁵⁹ are the same – the images disappear from their consciousness and make way for shared experiences. This is illustrated by interacting^[5] with the photo^[7].

Creative work

Some constitutions grant citizens the right to protection of their ›bodily integrity‹. This right includes protection from violence and injury. The counterpart is the right to be creative with oneself. A person can take itself as subject of their creative work. Nothing should be included in their passport, that sets limits on this.

Thinking one's self

Olaf Langmack:

»It is self-evident that artists do not label their work as artworks. They are not credible in doing so because they lack sufficient distance from their works. In the case of personality as work, it would be doubly ridiculous^[4] to call oneself an artist of one's self. One can consider it a work – not an artwork.«

»The real challenge: telling your Self yourself. The difficulties then begin with thinking one's self.«

»I exploit the richness of presence. I am guided by the idea that ›everything that comes from thought exists‹.^[6] How could that exclude my body?«