RU202: BUTOH DANCER ALKISTIS DIMECH PRESENTS THE OCCULTED BODY

Episode 202 of Rendering Unconscious Podcast. Alkistis Dimech presents "The Occulted Body" from the first Psychoanalysis, Art & the Occult conference, London, 2016. Collected papers from the conference can be found in The Fenris Wolf 9 edited by Vanessa Sinclair & Carl Abrahamsson: https://store.trapart.net/details/00026 More info at: http://psychartcult.org/psychoanalysis-art-the-occult-london-2016/ Dimech is a writer and artist – working principally with dance and the body. Her practice is grounded in butô (dark dance), exploring the occulted dimensions of the body, its subtle anatomy and sexuality as an archaeology of the flesh – drawing from the esoteric and phenomenological traditions – and seeks to unfold a process and techne of bodily spiritual transformation. With Peter Grey, she is the co-founder of Scarlet Imprint: https://scarletimprint.com Selected works from 2008 to 2018 are documented in The Brazen Vessel. https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/the-brazen-vessel If you enjoy what we’re doing, please support the podcast at www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Join us for the next Psychoanalysis, Art & the Occult event at Morbid Anatomy museum online Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 2PM. https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets/the-atavistic-network-by-charlotte-rodgers-and-necromancy-working-with-blood-and-adopted-ancestors-in-art-and-magic-by-dr-vanessa-sinclair Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry (Trapart 2019): store.trapart.net/details/00000 For more info visit: www.drvanessasinclair.net www.trapart.net www.renderingunconscious.org The song at the end of the episode is The Scarlet Woman (remix) by Vanessa Sinclair and Xambuca from the album Message 23: https://vanessasinclair.bandcamp.com Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson for the intro and outro music for the podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: Alkistis Dimech on the cover of The Brazen Vessel