CAN ASMR BE CONSIDERED ART?
CAN ASMR BE CONSIDERED ART?

Summary/Abstract: At the beginning, I must confess to one thing: as a child, during obligatory school visits to museums or art galleries, I could barely refrain from touching the exhibits (and sometimes failed to do so entirely). I knew that it was forbidden to do this — the “Do Not Touch!” signs placed on every museum display case informed about it — but the desire to satisfy my sense of touch, and, occasionally, my sense of hearing, was stronger. I wanted to know what was the texture of that golden frame of the old painting and what would it sound like when I scratched it? Is this sculpture cold or warm to the touch, and will it make any sound when I tap it with my fingers? I cared little about what a piece of art was “about;” I was more interested in how it would affect me when I caressed it and listened to it at the same time. I forgot about this strange predilection for a while, until I was reminded of it by an ASMR video I accidentally watched on YouTube a few years ago. To this day, I am a passionate viewer-listener of ASMR videos and I have always considered them art. I will try to explain why.

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