Abstract
The crisis situation we're currently in gives us reason to fear or hope for profound change. It's also one of words and images. And if the boundaries of the work of art are not clearly defined, neither are those of the person. Its boundaries are malleable, dependent on the external landscapes it is constantly rubbing up against. It is a person on the move in an ever faster, more efficient, more financialized society. However, the restlessness that inhabits it does not originate solely in an economically-driven societal universe. Aesthetic, natural and meditative spaces and objects also have an influence. Whether creator or spectator, the person is confronted with the work of art. The arts and literature are called upon to reflect on the person's relationship to his or her identity and to the world. How do the arts contribute to the construction of the person? How does the encounter with a work of art affect identity? How is the person "at work" when he encounters or creates artworks?