Module overview
In this module, students are introduced to the concept of Artistic Research, and the contemporary debates around the relationship of contemporary art to knowledge production. By providing students with a theoretical context in which to situate their emerging practices as research, the module is specifically designed to bridge the gap between an undergraduate model of studio-based art education, and the independent research of a practice-based PhD,
Through a series of seminars led by permanent staff and guest speakers, students become familiar with key concepts, current trends, and emerging critiques of the field of artistic research. The module runs concurrently with Studio Practice 1, enabling students to reflect and act upon the research methods introduced in the seminars in their expanding studio practice.
There are two components of assessment. Students will compile a sketchbook and research folder documenting the parallel development of their individual research and studio practice. Alongside this, students write a 1000 word statement summarising their research and outlining how they see this informing their future practice.