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Sonderweaving Through the Animal and Human Relationship
12022-11-20T02:11:08-08:00Sigi Jöttkandt4115726eb75e75e43252a5cbfc72a780d0304d7d309861plain2022-11-20T02:11:09-08:00Sigi Jöttkandt4115726eb75e75e43252a5cbfc72a780d0304d7dThe Sonderweb is a fascinating concept detailing the dependent relationship between humans and the natural world in a collective space. I recently watched a video about a piano player, Paul Barton, who plays music for rescued former street elephants every day, significantly improving their wellbeing and contentment. While first in a state of depression due to their trauma, these elephants were confused as to why there was a man with a piano in the middle of their drinking pond. However, by creating a comfortable environment and allowing the elephant to indulge in its curiosity, the “intra-connected web of human and parahuman beings” was fostered. Barton explains that he enjoys giving comfort to elephants that “live in a world of darkness.” I believe the world of darkness is the Anthropocene, where human activity has impacted the environment, at the hands of human hubris. Sonderweaving can be seen here in how the man believes “music is a universal language”, initiating a space of trust and mutual enjoyment felt by both the human and animal. Additionally, sonderweaving is further exhibited in this video as the music performances rekindle the spirit in the elephant and humans, emotionally benefiting both the human and parahuman as they coexist in the same 'web'. Elements of The Sonderweb link to my e-concept of Dysanatomification as it also focuses on the occurrences in the shared ecological space between the human and nonhuman. However, I would say that my concept challenges the idea that all beings are seen as equally important in the “co-emergence of each other” as I detail the harm that humans inflict on the non-human, such as disordering the natural evolution of species, placing animals at a lower status in the minds of most humans. This concept is relevant to the strong relationship with human and nature and can be applied to both uplifting and damaging relationships between the two.
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Elle Andreopoulos
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