Enduramorphosis

Performance as Transformation through Endurance

Chelsea Coon, Jörg Sternagel (University of Passau, Germany), Dr. Sean Lowry (University of Melbourne, Australia)

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English

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
13 November 2025

Performance art; Film, TV & Radio; Phenomenology & Existentialism; Graphical & digital media applications

Series: Performance Philosophy

This book unfolds the theory of enduramorphosis, an emergent strangeness that arises in an endurance performance when the body is pushed to its limit and reacts.

Artist Chelsea Coon works across performance and lens-based extensions in photography, video, livestream, digital arts, and new media. Through her work, Coon explores how enduramorphosis is manifested differently across divergent performances. Written from a first-person perspective, this book presents an accessible intellectual exploration of the process and conceptualization of provocative and profound performances. Chelsea Coon combines powerful emotional resonance with physical and psychological extremes, giving the reader insights into the phenomenon of enduramorphosis and a rare glimpse into the motivations, feelings, desires and visceral excesses experienced by the performing body as it undergoes a transformation that lasts.

By: Chelsea Coon
Afterword by: Dr. Sean Lowry (University of Melbourne Australia)
Foreword by: Jörg Sternagel (University of Passau Germany)
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781538190173
ISBN 10: 1538190176
Series: Performance Philosophy
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 13 November 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements List of Figures @all_anything: A Foreword, Jörg Sternagel Introduction: In the body Part I: Space Chapter 1: 2012 – 2014 Select Performances Chapter 2: 2015 Select Performances Part II: Time Chapter 3: 2016 – 2017 Select Performances Part III: Body Chapter 4: 2019 – 2020 Select Performances Chapter 5: 2021 – 2024 Select Performances Conclusion Concentric Echoes of Enduring Presence: An Afterword, Sean Lowry Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

Chelsea Coon is an artist and writer whose work focuses on the shifting interconnections of the body, time, and space. She considers limits of the body and the enduring effects of frameworks that force the body to act and react through performance, photography, video, painting, sculpture, installation, and text. Coon has exhibited and performed extensively internationally in galleries, biennales, and festivals, and her writings on contemporary art, performance and philosophy have been published globally. She lives and works in Los Angeles.

Reviews for Enduramorphosis: Performance as Transformation through Endurance

This groundbreaking book explores endurance, transformation, and the limits of the human body in performance art. Chelsea Coon’s firsthand narratives and interpretations capture the visceral power of her art like never before. A must-read for artists, scholars, and anyone fascinated by the intersection of space-time-body. -- Andy Ash, Associate Professor, University College London, UK