‘Reflections’ are diverse ‘op-eds’ in which artists, researchers, peer-reviewers, editors and readers express their view on what is going on in the field of artistic research. Reflections are not peer reviewed; restrictions in terms of language, length, topic or theme do not apply.

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Unravelling Space: A reflection on a Walking Residency, Clementine Butler-Gallie in conversation with Rik Fisher

Unravelling Space: A reflection on a Walking Residency

Clementine Butler-Gallie in conversation with Rik Fisher

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.

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keywords:
walking residency
walking as research
walking as curatorial space
Berlin
psychogeography
dérive
strollology
Palimpsest
critical pedagogy
radical pedagogy
experimental pedagogy
intersectionality
participatory walks
Directions for SAR, by Esa Kirkkopelto

Directions for SAR

Esa Kirkkopelto

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.

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keywords:
artistic research
institution
advocacy
community building
structural development
postdoctoral research
interdisciplinarity
transdisciplinarity
higher art education
inter-academic collaboration
Artistic Research and the Need for a Paradigmatic Shift in Art Research

Artistic Research and the Need for a Paradigmatic Shift in Art Research

Erlend Hovland

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.

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keywords:
dislike of artistic research
artistic research as threat
paradigmatic shift in art research
academic irrelevance
new epistemology
power
defining research
new joyous science
How should I write about my work? Notes on publishing artistic research

How should I write about my work? Notes on publishing artistic research

Annette Arlander

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.

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keywords:
writing
publishing
performing
thinking
artwork
trees