Reconfiguring Realities: On the Intra-active Liminality of Bridges

Bridges, traditionally conceived as architectural structures, are examined in this study as complex aesthetic phenomena with distinct and significant ontological and epistemological dimensions. Drawing from Karen Barad’s intra–active realism and the rhizomatic ontology of Deleuze and Guattari, the r...

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Main Author: Zuzana Križalkovičová
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Published: University of Presov, Faculty of Arts 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://espes.ff.unipo.sk/index.php/ESPES/article/view/396
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description Bridges, traditionally conceived as architectural structures, are examined in this study as complex aesthetic phenomena with distinct and significant ontological and epistemological dimensions. Drawing from Karen Barad’s intra–active realism and the rhizomatic ontology of Deleuze and Guattari, the research deconstructs the subject–object dichotomy and conceptualizes bridges as liminal entities with the capacity to form new relationships and meanings. Analyses of Kafka’s short story The Bridge and multimedia interventions by Svetlana Volic posit the bridge as a performative space that transcends its original utilitarian function to emerge as a dynamic platform for posthumanist inquiry. The study offers an alternative perspective on understanding space, subjectivity and the relationships between human and non–human actors.
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spelling doaj-art-d06caca729ad487d94ca32b659a32eb42025-08-20T03:56:23ZcesUniversity of Presov, Faculty of ArtsESPES1339-11192025-07-0114110.5281/zenodo.16097955303Reconfiguring Realities: On the Intra-active Liminality of BridgesZuzana Križalkovičová0University of Art in BelgradeBridges, traditionally conceived as architectural structures, are examined in this study as complex aesthetic phenomena with distinct and significant ontological and epistemological dimensions. Drawing from Karen Barad’s intra–active realism and the rhizomatic ontology of Deleuze and Guattari, the research deconstructs the subject–object dichotomy and conceptualizes bridges as liminal entities with the capacity to form new relationships and meanings. Analyses of Kafka’s short story The Bridge and multimedia interventions by Svetlana Volic posit the bridge as a performative space that transcends its original utilitarian function to emerge as a dynamic platform for posthumanist inquiry. The study offers an alternative perspective on understanding space, subjectivity and the relationships between human and non–human actors.https://espes.ff.unipo.sk/index.php/ESPES/article/view/396bridgesposthumanismagential realismfranz kafkasvetlana voliconto–epistemology
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title Reconfiguring Realities: On the Intra-active Liminality of Bridges
title_full Reconfiguring Realities: On the Intra-active Liminality of Bridges
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title_short Reconfiguring Realities: On the Intra-active Liminality of Bridges
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topic bridges
posthumanism
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