Lýsing
The creative insight of artists is increasingly attracting the attention of the wider research arena. Artists’ divergent thinking (i.e. imaginative, open ended) has been shown to add a new, beneficial dimension to problem solving which hitherto has mostly been in the hands of convergent thinkers (i.e. logical, analytic). But the artist’s mind is also an investigative mind. It is a modern, cross-disciplinary mindset, geared towards working on highly complex tasks through skills which have often been developed from a very young age. Needless to say, there is thus great value in artistic research, beyond the simple aesthetic value of art works which is more generally and easily recognised.
Still, there seems to be a lack of understanding between these different research communities. The overarching question Hugarflug 2024 seeks to answer is: why? Is it a lack of common terminology? Are the methods of investigation used by artists too different from the more traditional ways of performing research to be taken seriously? Are artists´ means of dissemination not clear enough, or is it even a simple question of quality?
In order to answer the above questions, we want to open the field to a wider discussion. The Iceland University of the Arts called for research proposals of any kind being performed or having been performed by our staff, students and collaborators. The aim was to provide a snapshot of our research output and to sit down and talk, not only between ourselves but not least with representatives of the wider research community who will be invited to the discussion, providing a valuable „guest´s eye“. It is thus a truly open call.
| Tímabil | 10 sep. 2024 |
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| Tegund atburðar | Ráðstefna |
| Staðsetning | Reykjavik, ÍslandSýna á korti |
| Viðurkenning | Alþjóðlegt |