An Art of Multimodality
The article examines the concept of « intersection » on the basis of what the author has observed in different ritual actions in Kerala, India. It denotes complex interplays which unify or distinguish different artistic practices, such as music, visual arts and dance. The author argues that the analysis of composition processes of art association (as well as dissociation in new performance contexts) enables comparisons across South Asia and beyond its cultural peculiarities, for instance in Western contemporary art. Based on creative process, the study considers these interplays as concrete experimentations of sensitive perceptions, and takes into account local theories concerning efficiency. How can one define and describe the modes of convergence between visual and sound idioms ? Which type of experiences do they cultivate in different performance contexts ? Through association or dissociation processes, how do participants attribute specific values ?