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Tag: arts-based research

Projects

8 August 2022

Revealing what is avoided by society

Every culture has its taboo topics – issues that are avoided and not discussed. The art-based research project “Mapping the Unseen” has set itself the task of bringing to light these blind spots of social discourse in various countries around the world. The topics of gender, migration and censorship were explored through artistic interventions. Continue reading “Revealing what is avoided by society”

Projects

2 May 2022

Harnessing the power of art

“The Art of Arrival” is a project in the course of which sociologists from the University of Vienna accompany the working process of artists both with and without the experience of being a refugee, and subsequently engage with recipients as they explore these works of art. Exchanges of scientific, creative and everyday experiences and knowledge […] Continue reading “Harnessing the power of art”

Projects

30 August 2021

Not sinking, swarming!

The artist and filmmaker Oliver Ressler has been drawing attention to the dangers of global warming for roughly three decades. Created on the basis of exchange with participants in the climate movement, his works show how activists organise themselves. The project “Barricading the Ice Sheets” is a tribute to the role of civil disobedience and […] Continue reading “Not sinking, swarming!”

Projects

25 May 2021

Reflections on an oil culture

Mineral oil is a substance with ambivalent properties: on the one hand, its use destroys the environment and negatively impacts the climate. On the other hand, it shapes people’s daily lives in many ways and gives them an immense amount of power. In a joint project with researchers from the University of Leoben, artists from […] Continue reading “Reflections on an oil culture”

Projects

28 September 2020

One hundred years of Carinthian plebiscite

In October 2020, Carinthia will celebrate the centenary of the plebiscite deciding whether Lower Carinthia should remain part of Austria. For the same amount of time, this event has served as a reference point for discourse and assimilation endeavours. In a transdisciplinary project combining theatre and science, researchers are seeking new leverage on the burden […] Continue reading “One hundred years of Carinthian plebiscite”

Projects

22 May 2018

A space for experiencing virtual encounters

In the context of the PEEK Programme for arts-based research, the FWF supported the development of the INTRA-SPACE project in Vienna. It offers an experimental space for real-time encounters between actual and virtual individuals that catalyse digital-cultural behaviour. Continue reading “A space for experiencing virtual encounters”

Projects

2 January 2018

The musical map of Vienna

Bringing Vienna, the city of music, to life in every facet is the intent of a current interactive project. Supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research team is reconstructing the musical life of the city from 1945 to the present day. Its continuity and discontinuities are a reflection of contemporaneous political and social […] Continue reading “The musical map of Vienna”

Projects

28 August 2017

Noting down the moment

Recording laboratory situations via artistic means is part of the art project Choreo-graphic Figures: Deviations from the Line funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. After three years of lab work and symposia, Nikolaus Gansterer’s, Mariella Greil’s and Emma Cocker’s project is now completed and documented in a comprehensive publication. Continue reading “Noting down the moment”

Portrait

1 September 2016

Blurring borders

Von Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

The director, visual artist and performer Lucie Strecker talks about the blurring of borders between nature and technology, her unusual life trajectory and why art and science represent protected zones beyond moral considerations. Continue reading “Blurring borders”

Projects

25 July 2016

Experience dementia

Demographic change requires a new approach to dementia. A project supported by the Austrian Science fund FWF creates awareness of the issue using innovative artistic methods that sharpen the perception and sensitivity of people unaffected by the ailment. Continue reading “Experience dementia”

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