Laura es una artista independiente interdisciplinaria, además de educadora y comunicadora de prácticas en el cruce artístico-científico. Su trabajo en torno a los procesos de la materia viva como concepto central de la experiencia estética se nutre de procesos de colaboración con diversos grupos científicos. En este cruce arte-ciencia radica su particular visión en torno a la investigación artística.

At the end of 2023, artist and researcher Rik Fisher participated in a Walking Residency organised by ReRouting (RR) in partnership with Co-Making Matters (CMM) initiated and curated by Viviane Tabach.

In this Network Reflection, I am asking how SAR, as the leading international organisation in the field of artistic research, could better serve the actual need and interests of the versatile community it comprises. The following views are based on my long-term experience as a representative of the member institutions of the society, as well as on my two-year experience of board membership as an individual member. My critique does not concern the way SAR has been led so far. I am rather questioning the sustainability of the principles on which the functioning of the society has been based.

¿Que entendés por investigación artística?

Creo que la investigación artística (yo propongo llamarla artécnica) es una manera de mediar co

The main purpose of this reflection is to present to the Spanish-language audience some recent changes in other fields of research that converge in the field of artistic research and which, I believe, provide fertile ground in practical and reflexive terms.

This conversation was conducted by e-mail in April and May 2023. It took place during preparations for the exhibition Beyond Home at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien (10.06-20.08 2023).

For the 14th SAR conference 2023 in Trondheim, a number of JAR editors prepared contributions and presentations discussing some of the current developments and urgencies that we have been facing. The contribution was live streamed. The following panel discussion can found at the end of the exposition.

Why is artistic research so disliked? The scorn comes from all quarters, and in particular from academia. Arguably, the most comprehensive attack is the Manifesto of Artistic Research: A Defense Against Its Advocates (Henke et al.). Without mercy, the authors of the Manifesto assault the whole field of artistic research.

The obvious way of reporting artistic research is by sharing the process and/or sharing the resulting artworks. Often you must, and sometimes you also want to, write about the research and the works as well. Many artists shun away from this “about” and try to find ways of writing next to or alongside the work, describing the context or other people’s work or ideas related to the topic of the research. This is understandable and can be useful; writing about one’s artworks can be tricky.