Iconography of Pain, 12th Conference on Iconographic Studies, University of Rijeka, Croatia, May 31–June 1, 2018
The conference seeks to explore and discuss recent development in the dialogue between art history, history, theology, philosophy, cultural theory and other relevant disciplines concerning the representation and perception of pain (both physical and emotional) in history. Pain represents not only one of the very used subjects in art but also the strong creative force for many artists. It has been recently discussed as being a transformative force in cultural production but also beyond the cultural and temporal boundaries. It can be also perceived within specific methodological paradigm of the Warburg’s Pathosformel as well as within the broader theoretical contexts. We welcome academic papers that will approach these subjects in interdisciplinary and methodologically diverse angles. The themes and subjects include, but are not limited to the following:
- pain as art form
- torture, punishment and penal iconography
- spectacle(s) of pain
- violence in visual culture
- martyrs and martyrdoms
- passion iconography
- dealing with pain – images of medical and other treatments in history
- pain as creative impulse in art
- (in)expressibility of physical pain
All presented papers will be published in the thematic issue of the IKON journal in May 2019.