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artistic
research
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Hey presto, thisis not another
ant-ology neither aspires being part of one.
‘And we are not tied to defining artistic research
neither we intend to spend our and others’ sweat
to eventually provide an enlightened state of
the art. We are nevertholess quite happy to
presenta friendly, fancy and laid-back ink and
Paper object to embody the inquiring thoughts
of our guest contributors. Arts Research Does
isa series of individual takes published on the
ic research, yet anti-ologically
designed. t consists of a umber of short authored
submissions, conceived under invitation and for
the occasion, published in individual booklets,
once a month and blingually PT/ENG), Since
the editors are not native English speakers and
thus are unable to provide proessional
translations, every and each oftheir efforts to
adapt text wil be signed atthe and so that the
interpretative contingency is kept in mind.
“The idea for Artistic Research Does acquired
shape in the aftermath ofthe international
i
iseminar Conversations on Artistic Research
November 2014, at the Faculty of
Fine Arts University of Porto, Portugal (org. NEA
Research Group in Arts Education). As such the
contributions of gueet participants of thie seminar,
and following the taking off of the first round
0 the network of references will expand to other
interesting inputs to the conversation in motion.
‘Through internationalization Artistic Research
Does is aimed to introduce this debate in
Portugal by hopefully filing up some perceived
‘gaps and updating bie
Toe eftors
cata Amaia
Ft Ofin Bt: Unesty OF Pot
Artistic
Research and/as
Interdisciplinarity'
— Annette Arlander
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teste tho alrenty mentioned col peobbly be fund,
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intent the development of arti cr Soe ft
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two and fg the work dane aay nthe vets by
Femina theorist Bk Sanda Haring, Dona Hara and
he who deep elle mandi perce and
‘hebdes fund inal, Ele Bart has edly then
pt gary Th cy Kes Bara code epson
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be ssep aprons peeninicremmch does
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ld dicho ike ae and nce theory an practice
rubles momen ni aly, Ato this praps
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erin ome from varus does wii pefoming as
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sts under the ef peormance ae esearch (or price
roca, whch many inthe UK peer liana ines
incrplring he metho pov of claboratve
erica gen.
we undecind aii research iat and remota
‘ates fhe qualitative mthology or ee with
racic based ah in gener: Brad Heseman, however has
{fended performative seca parte mehodclogy
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rather ad by “an entusiaem of practi" ond
2)the research outputs and clan to knowing are
‘made theaugh the symbolic language of the practice,
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cxpesing te eer, bt ia that expenon cong the
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formance’ We nod en othe concept! dtton
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form an cto, ke "dain the mariage ceremony And
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hich eqs a cube, pefrmatviwhich chlenges
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subject perma murtbe endotaod sa tev end
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leering and modeling the mal where rt cache
‘taking ng in the wri Ons methodol ere the st
'repeton fhe mame, wera he te epetiton with
“tence. And the fared on tha cmespece
where he er sand on" sper snl ls. Fir
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even hu ali the ft work nse material ee
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Ukcgins pethap an icp) an ae fr knowledge
cretion, rater hen specie methodol: Resch tne
‘in nop diferent metbodolegien, quale quite of
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‘pies howere ed odie thie ithe tog
‘herrea abe ortho hip mete Sbulst
trie sca do the sare? Every dpe pds howe
vias cw method "I we fr intance apply the ethos of
‘atu aie to artedcaon rye get caral is
‘sean outcome. Therein ich thing t+ wet ech
Imei The sume could be expected ofthe el a etic
resetch Bais posible talk abot common methods ft
tress den atm thet, Mente dane,
fl nd architecture? Should mecca fam develop it wm
‘mein bse on the working methods employ Ths we
‘oul hare nie methods ed on the pec aio of
‘sch fom, supporting the detelpment of hove parle
Ferm Should we then init croak othe aes one
ef attic exploration within each aii Sciplin, os ifn
ne wthin for insance mi ritecae desig, which
te erong domineith radon ofthe own, no xc
‘ctv engaged in the debts sound ari see? Or
Shoal wok fr common droits forall teat? An
inc seucher within sy, choreogphi practic, las
fe mopar snasorcines ore in common wih dane ech than wih
ets nebo ek Ard ometine ot. Ther ae
‘neeipnary challenges lay within rte recetch
‘Wt abat be abject of cach? Art isnot necesry
theca je fr ae cer ot ais expen,
‘aviou phenomena inthe word athe than at ar ch Thin
‘medinly ites al-dicpinaryovinediipiary
‘elite wth eueher dling with the pcm queso.
Moree rene problems te oe tailing that
loving ile’ academic diipines working jl with
etinnrs solve rec-world probleme" Although any
‘wold dng with he confaton ofa and problem saving,
‘heengagement with ea-world nes and agents out
scadeia in crsdeatin mich rte each This mc ot
only old pled ator oabrton with helbeae
Insiatons NCO Many contemporary ai ke pide in
Invling vaio commis two although hey
right be showing the eau mainly for art sans In oe
seme artic earch naicpiry Simply by nohing
oth the riven adhe a word
"Thre cans what scaly characteris thi range
felis the fredom ofthe ar nthe independence
postion farts an intone indpenenee of which as
een enya manna which dons coer
alla fotos net Or arti reach be
‘deo ar an aes of oman ieee rs Beween
‘stand cede he rt wo and the nies fr
Big & Karon hve sere. They set that here ext
‘arn dees of orlpand mesg ewes at practice
tnd academic reach and propose si of perspec ha
‘lows certain acts oboe mening in the conte of
ts research even though hse aces may not hae ben
mening in ther the content of ace sac ers oF
‘He contest of posi as practic prs" They wean
te escape Bl om he eng
Fields of prcte and ara earc and maintain
‘hat at tear sould be profesor ina earch at
‘nate ener mana orin pon aces
uti titi pfeil xo that et und
Big Kanon ha cli that rte sec (oat cn
as they li) dic dpinein the main
[A aight itrent ny of king a this ybiion
ofan racic and academic pace wo under it ab
aundary work ar roped by Henk Brg Te Confer
oft Paul Ponpeties on Ait Reseach nd Ardea
“Muchadanesd asec such ay oul ee ps
par ota he nts “Ac roach ier
‘updentod at something that epee this boresilaton|
‘ther than beings daipline ongie other arvelted
‘felines Atti ech aso ont he eae
‘dpa envionment athe art world ht ood
‘ample af contemporry sade roca, wih no anger
‘aks plc tin he ure lve Meroe inthe ring
ar ore domaing ii eae shay
‘event se itera ou he wer comma lng
ita god cumple of wha peopl cll Made? role
‘action Bsr Singita mach om ther
Mode 2 fons of knee production wih the hp of >
Satur th fit htt reac spline
the making. fel he uae of arin asc, ics,
pit ley, ert» This doe vo meen wscmbing tbe
‘kf ofthe act athe, howe ince ai ae it
“etn fie ype that ko in oppostion tthe demas
radians fe pce for atria thinking whe em
‘fom Pal Canee™= In pecorming tie seach we cn.
coding to Bord nlc what oun a "tly
uur of wha on igh charg he a,
buts our ender of what art The presuned
aii ae under debate.
Tithe intimal enti Apying
Cot rs Ren (2010), Exel Bae re pret
ime conceing the joined sated pach of
{nema ht deo ont and inte proce
the experiential nd emergent mature of ts methods that
ren na degre f unpre in tom of come.
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(es ein ery nnn cso stent ,
‘Sant rade tenia ace ey = Practice-led or
Sopcvcieenarcmcccees, gem
She a een ening emo product-oriented
it articulates the notion of ethical or embodied forms of research?
‘bsorvation= ways of looking and beng accountable for
knowledge claims that éo not day the agency ofthe
objects of recearch~ in particular human participant: it
‘ba mode that eplcestedional notions of objectivity |
with the ida of sted knowedgo and partial obectiy:
finaly it aserts the potential of sted and pata
knowledge fr foging web of connections identifying for
‘whom, how and wher la know oan bo put toute
Avery of detec the diverse proaches
within ari esearch a oa the each proceso
‘sation crag ric pact in anew cnter erst
Taking place nthe prepartory pn or dri the scl work
(Geesperinentton fo instance) or ater the ct ection
we a with what reste, we iad in anda atering of dence respons and on. Ti could
tenis dept the coset defiing the ‘be iter sng nepal te
anetrtic ofa dap,
‘Dlsteserch undertaken mainly at he planing stage,
before engaging inthe actual production ora form of
stherng of knowledge and materi forthe etwork
portent?
2) Doe the actual creation of he work ake the form of
research in some type of experimentation, val and eror
5) Does he man part oe rotearch take place seth
creation of an artwork or engagement inthe practice, by
reflecting onthe experiance or proces afterword?
Ang nny attrac poly woud say hal
‘hee rrp apply other work, ha planing,
‘experimentation nd resto nti and happenin
‘onic mane the can eterl be deren in ema
te sep prea apscreech dows #4
Some ar frms pu much emphasis onthe design proces of
‘pei objet wile cher winced ofr on oni,
occ Fors concep arene performance sr the
recon might simply mean waking bak and forth in agony 6
‘wel uta ies foreman pope oa proces dw
reomer¢and de: Wheren documenting igh elit
‘neil procedure of creating xpi, xan oak
ene inportane knowledge ofthe proces, An sod
gaged in sear dance imprvtion cul hae ny ke
ime fom an onguing pte ret wpm nd aca,
‘Thee ferences cme evident when dining the lec
witng in sie ea
‘When docs th wring tke ple sit working,
cote tiling pros in planing the wrk or par of
Sccountng othe proce erway ors oro er ral
end ered by he ion. n poet wth ong
inten fom quite ecarh nd il wens the wc
roe ely becomes «metho oping at nd thet
‘evk or dcumented actions Beco daa tobe aged ae
‘elec upon teri ro ana eas peste hic
‘sens problematic how ea ou sale our ow wer bat
from an hogeape’ epee thei problem i aig
rill notes and experience at mater al when "wet
{he eet, provi the ner sl ei inde
oman ast pect the pele an be atin many
tthe in recht ed coe ptf each
othe eek el ether han he "wring of he
‘pens or effac, Batt the work the ates bow
‘byou the dings seach Fm nary arti practi?
‘Tis has been rer ompbeta by entempoey ate
pate tht endo empha rah, re
Follsorsion scl engagement nd 20 Therfr there
of wing, ar mcs anid contention, oft a
‘heneary complement proving an acount of the qusian
inva the mebods the poe he eel
reflection rhe conten in ron wo previous ar ead
reco, depending 0 the emphasis ofthe oa atin ane
‘he mei tito eure
Tower cst common grand with othe Fare of mech
‘ef questions developed a the pads coal i Duin
‘a cine in andy They ae not rent oe ane ight
‘ay beta be conan diced during the roe:
‘hat are you trying tofind out?
2)why iit worth knowing?
{9 how do you go about nding tout?
4) how wil you know you ar ished finding
Although thee qusion ae wf the motion fr aie
cach i owes al ding ut srehing othe
taco of kml sch Moet ais mt each
enc thy are inated wih xing forms af practice,
cae thy Hes dem oso ox cane thy wan 2
‘spent nd pli Forth cil minded erie mach
provide apc for qutionng ad thing the ingrin
Conversion of he at wold For the ore conerenvey
ncn aii ree oes an petty to ora art
locum tai Know ond dwt methods, One
of th ft uk fora aati recht type
of dl being appl ob awe of wl rile the
‘ase poconception nda tht ne hibited oe
Wht with on ari ld. Witkin comtemporary 2, itl
‘ustoning the ba fora alFandeanding. Aten be
oie creatine and inl endesvo shat aes
{id thera paces in elev proce were
‘he aoe and anc of tis questoned ad habe
through th prs of at Thi und ery mach ke
the talon l-conetingoegliting seed
[Noceeynein the promi ats wad probly age with
thse dept epetinentstion and queoring being aed,
‘he enor intgl oe peor detion of hea fm.
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round the raion of practi” aon wed ch pane
‘ed pate lind pons each Thscn bec
sign rnc cif oe pais Howrey cach
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rac bed on argue (nd har ly mero les
‘con lls orient empha and ue eet
‘eth compared wth earch that eempe to deep
ewe of wok or dei roca explin the ste
{tha rele Wecoul dit proceed o oj
trend onic ranch oud on the con ef an ave
{fom pace ed opr reach, wich fen et
shave apt ea orenancpatry wedge ince.
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pce when he patio oft moreno han
Ina arr produce when the main gol fo
the reemh ste ceten on art werk Suche on howe,
scone by contemporary a td which fen aceon
"Poser and neato ner hn pods and fied wok.
irs mete fl undead the difecen apprenh
“hed tne, The reach proce cate vad sing,
‘ings ces oneting now tena be oe in fein,
{ing understand and eit wha oe a ae done,
“Both approaches and any mise beween hem an Be fod
‘hin aie roe More muchas ch apes
‘find contac pins ith psp dy and sha
‘ecutive feo, aouh neh i or am emia
‘Sesion. In many esr wea ude aie crc
‘epee pct
Types of
artistic research
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tonto pcs! poacher dizuredsbvs, or lowing
ie ins wit thi tans, bata scaring
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‘mach more in common tha th tha the seach
tar beenan arian the a that atin patiesiooed
Sn the eu projet tome pa ca ke ay Forms.
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and inc of bio pati empha on conten
‘heel eric pce ihn canon of evo dione
works yang om ppl within Se 2 ia
(Ore cul nc mes where etnopapic metho and
ecg rane apacex el win aie
‘seh thi wring the work a perc. And places
‘hr atti earch as dove paral with eb