ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we apply Timothy Morton’s notion of “hyperobjects” to explore the evasive, transient, and ephemeral qualities that characterize our leisure communities. Specifically, we posit that the power of community lies in its ability to unite individuals with a shared set of interests and passions, whilst remaining constantly in flux. In elucidating this power, and in view of criticisms of Morton’s work, we extend and rework the notion of the hyperobject to highlight the significance of “praxis”, suggesting that these two facets of the leisure experience are mutually constitutive. Specifically, we argue that our relations to/with leisure communities bear a strange uncanniness – an uncanniness that is realized through the “artistry” of leisure itself. Thus, it is our contention that while we never experience community directly, we are nevertheless entwined in/with the presence of a community, conjoined with others who share this presence; and fulfilled by a sense of knowingness that only those who form part of the community can provide.
