Yasminers
We have now approved over 60 proposed white papers for the SE-AD
initiative = and are still
soliciting proposals in the area of how SE-AD feeds into economic
development and other gaps.
http://seadnetwork.wordpress.com/white-paper-abstracts/abstracts/
One of the interesting emerging areas is art-science collaboration
related to biomedical
research and medecine. Fremantle in their abstract claims :
"It is well understood that the disciplines of art and design and of
the biomedical sciences have
different forms of knowledge, methods of research, types of evidence,
etc. The residency
programme has not sought to conflate or erase these differences, but
rather to support and value
both fields of research and practice."
This feeds into the discussion under way ( see Nikolova's Taxonomy abstract
http://seadnetwork.wordpress.com/white-paper-abstracts/abstracts/towards-a-taxonomy-of-the-challenges-within-typologies-of-collaborations-between-art-design-engineering-science-humanities-a-practical-guide/
That it is time that our discussions of art-science need to develop a
new level of sophistication to go beyond
the art-science generalities. Any yasminers involved in biomedical
research and medical research ?
Roger Malina
SEAD White Paper Abstract
Authors: Fremantle, C. and Urquhart, D.
Contact: chris@fremantle.org
We propose to submit a White Paper focused on the British Heart
Foundation Centre of Research
Excellence (BHF CoRE) Artists Residency Programme which has been
delivered over the past 3
years at the Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of
Edinburgh in partnership between
BHF CoRE and Edinburgh College of Art, in particular the Art, Space
and Nature MFA.
It is well understood that the disciplines of art and design and of
the biomedical sciences have
different forms of knowledge, methods of research, types of evidence,
etc. The residency
programme has not sought to conflate or erase these differences, but
rather to support and value
both fields of research and practice.
The paper will outline work done to date, and will draw out key
challenges and opportunities
through in depth semi-structured interviews with the some of the
participants, both artists and
scientists. In relation to the suggested theme our aim will address
the question "So just what do we
need to advocate for?"
Key areas of the programme work that we will draw on in addressing
this question will be:
The structure and process used to introduce artists and biomedical researchers;
A consistent selection process, developed with the assistance of Art,
Space and Nature staff, has
been used for each of the three years of the programme. All artists on
the Art, Space and Nature
programme were eligible to submit a proposal. All students attended a
day of presentations at
QMRI by given by a wide range of researchers. In response there was a
second day of reciprocal
presentations by artists on the Art, Space and Nature programme. These
covered their own practice
to date and highlighted areas of research at QMRI that were of
interest to them. Residencies ended
with presentations followed by Q&A sessions involving the wider group
of researchers and artists.
The development of understanding of both artists and biomedical
researchers participating in the
programme.
We will focus on the trajectories of understanding of the different
working processes and objectives.
This will be drawn out through semi-structured interviews. One of the
issues for interdisciplinary
working is the achievement of 'disciplinary adequacy', i.e. sufficient
understanding of each other's
disciplines.
The White Paper will draw on the Leonardo Journal (e.g. Foster, 2011)
as well as literature on
interdisciplinarity (e.g. Repko, 2008), collaboration (e.g. Kester,
2011; Fremantle, 2012) and
existing reports already identified by SEAD. These will provide a
critical framework.
References:
Foster, C. (2011). Three Colors: Coomassie Brilliant Blue, Sudan I and
Somalia Yellow. Leonardo
Journal (44, 1)
Fremantle, C. (June 2012). Reflections on Collaboration. 24 August
2012. http://www.an.
co.uk/publications/topic/2228109
Kester, G. (2011). The One and the Many: Contemporary Collaborative
Art in a Global Context.
Duke University Press, Durham and London.
Repko, A.F. (2008). Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory.
Sage: Los Angeles, London,
New Delhi, Singapore
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