Unveiling the void: Erasure, latency, potentiality
Calenda 2025-05-06
Summary:
7th Postgraduate International Conference of the Departement of Philisophy and Cultural Heritage (PhD Programme in the History of Arts), aims to explore the concept of the relative void and its various manifestations within the visual arts. The Conference invites contributions that explore the relative void as a structural condition of its relational nature, tracing its presence across historical periods — from the medieval and early modern eras to contemporary art — and through diverse visual media. Particular attention will be given to exploring its multiple manifestations, including: erasure, latency and potentiality.