Utilizing arts-based research methods for inquiring into complex subjects : applying methodology in “Mechanics of Consciousness”
Carey, Jonathan (2023)
2023
All rights reserved. This publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited.
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023111629744
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023111629744
Tiivistelmä
The purpose of this study was to establish a foundational understanding and academic framework for utilizing art-making as a method of knowledge-making within an academic context. Specifically, a/r/tography, an arts-based research methodology, was identified as a viable tool for inquiring into complex subjects. Furthermore, arts-based research was recognized as an innovative research paradigm with profound implications for society, knowledge, art, and academia.
Various of sources, primarily relevant peer-reviewed articles, books, and interviews, contributed to the data collection. In addition to these contemporary references, older sources dating back to the 1990s were incorporated for the historical context of arts-based research. This set of sources was employed to define, offer illustrative examples of, and present a practical framework for conducting arts-based research.
As the practical and final part of this thesis, Mechanics of Consciousness, an original arts-based research project by the author, was presented. The collection of artworks featured in Mechanics of Consciousness was exhibited at Galleria Himmelblau during the 2022 Tampere University of Applied Sciences Fine Arts Degree Show Embers.
As this is an aesthetic inquiry, the “result” of this thesis is the process of this thesis.
Various of sources, primarily relevant peer-reviewed articles, books, and interviews, contributed to the data collection. In addition to these contemporary references, older sources dating back to the 1990s were incorporated for the historical context of arts-based research. This set of sources was employed to define, offer illustrative examples of, and present a practical framework for conducting arts-based research.
As the practical and final part of this thesis, Mechanics of Consciousness, an original arts-based research project by the author, was presented. The collection of artworks featured in Mechanics of Consciousness was exhibited at Galleria Himmelblau during the 2022 Tampere University of Applied Sciences Fine Arts Degree Show Embers.
As this is an aesthetic inquiry, the “result” of this thesis is the process of this thesis.