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The Performance As A Mirror: Creative And Therapeutic Act In The Construction Of Identity

Through the action implied in the performance, it is possible to activate processes of creation and healing where the body acts as a conductor of intersubjective processes. The significant experience felt through performance helps the individual in the acceptance of its identity acknowledging the existence of an Other. The action implied by the performance involves the staging of the body reflected in a mirror to construct a representation in movement, this new image of the Self experienced through the action is configured within our psyche and shapes our personal and social identity. In the history of recent art we find several performances carried out by women with the aim of denouncing the oppression exerted on them by Patriarchy (Other), recovering the power over their bodies and re-constructing their identity (Self). We highlight cases where the use of the video camera as a mirror is introduced, analysing the therapeutic effects of this tool on the individual performing the action. © 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK