TY - JOUR
T1 - Biomodd
T2 - The integration of art into transdisciplinary research practices
AU - Kuchner, Ulrike
AU - Nasser, Mona
AU - Steyaert, Pieter
AU - Maranan, Diego S.
AU - Birsel, Zeynep
AU - Haines, Agatha
AU - Peeters, Ann
AU - Vermeulen, Angelo C.J.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In this paper, we argue for the integration of collaborative art practice in transdisciplinary (TD) research to generate ideas and engage researchers and non-academic stakeholders. We draw on the virtual and in-person (hybrid) participation of members of the TD collective Space Ecologies Art and Design (SEADS) during Biomodd, an art installation that addresses global challenges in ecology, humanity, technology, and technological waste. Using survey responses, diaries, and meeting minutes, we reflect on the process, methods and ideation during Biomodd and map them to the concept of the “idea journey” discussed by Jill E. Perry-Smith and Pier Vittorio Mannucci. We find that while in-person ideation was driven by utility, materiality, and emergence, the hybrid mode provided favorable conditions for a feedback loop of expansive, individual experimentation and online sharing.
AB - In this paper, we argue for the integration of collaborative art practice in transdisciplinary (TD) research to generate ideas and engage researchers and non-academic stakeholders. We draw on the virtual and in-person (hybrid) participation of members of the TD collective Space Ecologies Art and Design (SEADS) during Biomodd, an art installation that addresses global challenges in ecology, humanity, technology, and technological waste. Using survey responses, diaries, and meeting minutes, we reflect on the process, methods and ideation during Biomodd and map them to the concept of the “idea journey” discussed by Jill E. Perry-Smith and Pier Vittorio Mannucci. We find that while in-person ideation was driven by utility, materiality, and emergence, the hybrid mode provided favorable conditions for a feedback loop of expansive, individual experimentation and online sharing.
KW - art-science collaborations
KW - co-creation
KW - community art
KW - e-waste
KW - hybrid creation
KW - idea generation
KW - innovation
KW - transdisciplinary sustainability research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85166194624&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.14512/gaia.32.1.12
DO - 10.14512/gaia.32.1.12
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85166194624
SN - 0940-5550
VL - 32
SP - 144
EP - 153
JO - GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
JF - GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
IS - 1
ER -