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1. WWWWASP Discussion (YASMIN DISCUSSIONS)
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ANAT has been running art/science residencies since 1997, and we?ve learnt
a bit over that time. One thing is the importance of the artist being in
residence literally, in situ, for a minimum of three or four full-time
months if possible. Accidental and random connections can take a project in
entirely new directions. The other thing is that, if you know what the
outcomes are going to be at the outset ? new work, an exhibition, a
publication, whatever ? our residencies are not for you. We focus on
speculative research, on creating a platform bringing artistic, scientific
and intersectional knowledge together around particular research questions.
Its crucial the collaborators are able to follow where it leads, however
unexpected that may be, for this is where the exciting stuff happens.
I expect most of you understand the benefits that flow to artists as a
result of working with scientific researchers. With some important
exceptions, access to sites of scientific research have been off limits to
artists until the past 15-20 years, so to have these spaces increasingly
opening up to artists is a good thing. But what about the science research
partners? What do they gain from these collaborations?
I?ll wrap these introductory remarks with comments garnered from the
Qualitative Survey developed for Jill Scott?s Artist in Labs program and
which ANAT?s been lucky to be using since 2007? so in the words of some of
our science partners:
?Because [the artist] looks at the process differently than a scientist or
engineer would, it opens up a lot of interesting possibilities for research
and encourages us to explore things that we might not have otherwise
considered.?
?I learnt a lot from [the artist?s] fearlessness. The residency has had an
effect on the lab in terms of starting different conversations and enabling
dialogue. This is refreshing and highlighted to the team that asking
different questions is beneficial.?
?Working with [the artist] was an opportunity to think wildly in an almost
free associative manner. Being open to how the production or
experimentation can take you in a direction not thought of initially. It
was important to allow that current of exploration.?
?In short [the artist?s] project allowed oxygen to circulate in the
scientific community, and posit their work in another framework.?
I look forward to an injection of oxygen from this discussion over the
coming month? thank you so much to Guillermo for organising it and for
Roger and YASMIN for supporting it.
Vicki
*Vicki Sowry *I Director
*E* vicki@anat.org.au I *W *anat.org.au |
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