Biomodd
The integration of art into transdisciplinary research practices
Ulrike Kuchner (University of Nottingham)
Mona Nasser (Plymouth University)
Pieter Steyaert (Universiteit Antwerpen)
Diego S. Maranan (University of The Philippines)
Zeynep Birsel ( Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
Agatha Haines (University of the Arts London, Goldsmiths University of London)
Ann Peeters (Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel)
Angelo C.J. Vermeulen (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
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Abstract
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.
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