Publisher's Synopsis
Confronting the intensity of the body as flesh, as phantasm, as organic-ness that is accommodated by rituals and social constructs yet ultimately resists all symbolization, the films of Clarisse Hahn (born 1973) expose a somatic state that is simultaneously biologically ordinary and socially extreme. Clarisse Hahn: Politics of Presence incorporates writings from the various spheres that are central to her work, from contemporary art to cinema, guerilla groups and eroticism; dialogues between Clarisse Hahn, artists, and art historians; and reproductions of (and commentary on) the artworks, photographs, photograms and videograms.
