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Kristian Zara, Mercurius, Exhibition Space View, 2026

Mercurius and the Psychology of an Art Project

This text examines art practice as a process of self-transformation through the project Self in Flux. Drawing on Jungian psychology, alchemy, and philosophical inquiry, it proposes the “axis” as a dynamic field where tensions between opposites are held and transformed. Through material experimentation and curatorial staging, the work positions Mercurius as an operative principle, mediating between inner psychic processes and external artistic form.

Kristian Zara

Apr 28

Fig.1: Hands on Environs, performance for Breathworks, Toronto 2002. Photo by John Oughton.

Fish-Slapping: Dancing Feminist Disability

Fish slapping, as act, has captured the public imagination to the point that you can view online Redditt discussions as to which is the appropriate fish to use. The delight I find from this skit comes from viewing the juxtaposition of nice and nasty in what appears to be an absurd and pointless performance.

Pam Patterson

Apr 26

Mono no Aware

Why the Heart Moves Before Things That Are Destined to Fade. Mono no aware begins elsewhere. What it attends to is not the moment of greatest stability, but the moment when something begins to loosen, scatter, withdraw, dim, or pass away.