@article{ART003182101},
author={Ji-Soo Seo and Ho-Chang Kwon},
title={Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs},
journal={The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art},
issn={1229-0246},
year={2025},
volume={74},
pages={178-202}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ji-Soo Seo
AU - Ho-Chang Kwon
TI - Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs
JO - The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art
PY - 2025
VL - 74
IS - null
PB - 한국미학예술학회
SP - 178
EP - 202
SN - 1229-0246
AB - This study examines the political agency of the non-human with an analysis of Berenice Olmedo’s work The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs (2012-2015) using Hannah Arendt’s concept of the “pariah.” While existing discussions on the political nature of non-human animals have largely focused on biological categorizations or ethical considerations, this research expands Arendt’s political philosophy into the non-human realm to explore new possibilities for political practice. By interpreting the “pariah” not merely as a marginalized being but as one who consciously recognizes their condition of alienation and transforms it into a basis for political action, this study reinterprets non-human beings not as passive objects of protection but as active political subjects. The research focuses on three aspects of Olmedo’s work: the politics of space, material transformation, and political manifestation. First, it examines the political implications of spatial transitions from dumping grounds to dissection rooms, and finally to markets. Second, it analyzes how the transformation of the corpses of stray dogs into soap and textiles serves as a mode of political manifestation of otherness. Third, it investigates how this artistic practice redefines the artist’s role from a “representative” to a “mediator.” Through this analysis, the study suggests new possibilities for political practice beyond the human/non-human dichotomy while reconsidering the meaning of political art.
KW - Berenice Olmedo;Hannah Arendt;Material Transformation;Political Agency;Politics of Place;the Conscious Pariah;the nonhuman
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Ji-Soo Seo and Ho-Chang Kwon. (2025). Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 74, 178-202.
Ji-Soo Seo and Ho-Chang Kwon. 2025, "Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs", The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, vol.74, pp.178-202.
Ji-Soo Seo, Ho-Chang Kwon "Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 74 pp.178-202 (2025) : 178.
Ji-Soo Seo, Ho-Chang Kwon. Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs. 2025; 74 178-202.
Ji-Soo Seo and Ho-Chang Kwon. "Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 74(2025) : 178-202.
Ji-Soo Seo; Ho-Chang Kwon. Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 74, 178-202.
Ji-Soo Seo; Ho-Chang Kwon. Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art. 2025; 74 178-202.
Ji-Soo Seo, Ho-Chang Kwon. Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs. 2025; 74 178-202.
Ji-Soo Seo and Ho-Chang Kwon. "Politics of the Conscious Pariah in Berenice Olmedo’s The Bio-unlawfulness of Being: Stray Dogs" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 74(2025) : 178-202.
