Spatial Mimesis

The work deals with the topic of mimesis. It focuses primarily on themes such as mimicry, mask, masquerade and camouflage. The text is set in the context of visual culture theory, gender and postcolonial studies, sociology, semiology, epistemology and media art scene. It deals primarily with the concept of performance including an interaction between spectator and author based on the theory of gaze. The body is exposed like a playful tangible disguise revealing social construct. The thesis primarily concentrates on mimesis as mimicry – pretending the example, instead of imitation - following the example. Individual theories and artworks focus on different ways of perceiving and identifying mimesis in five cases: mimesis in society, in reality, in play, in art and in interaction. Mimesis mostly appears in combination with the above mentioned cases therefore I use the term spatial mimesis because it always exists in combinations, such as carnal identity within intercultural spaces.