Hugarflug24

The researchers are increasingly focusing their attention on artists and how they approach their subjectsThe insight and the creative thinking that artistic creation requires has proven to be an effective addition to the standard methods of physical science Artists are curious individuals who apply critical and interdisciplinary thinking to solutions to complex problems Often, that skill has evolved from an early age Art research therefore has value far beyond the obvious aesthetic elements.

Despite this, there seems to be a lack of understanding and dialogue with the research environment The purpose of Hugarflugi 2024 is to find out what lies behind it. Is there a lack of common language? Are artists' research methods too different from the traditional ways to be taken seriously? Could the results of art research be communicated in a different way than is done, or is quality at times simply lacking?

Við opnum umræðuna með það að markmiði að svara ofangreindum spurningum. Listaháskóli Íslands kallaði í vor eftir tillögum af hvers kyns tagi, kynningum á rannsóknum sem eru í gangi eða hafa verið framkvæmdar af starfsfólki okkar, nemendum og/eða samstarfsaðilum. Með það að markmiði að framkalla “skjáskot” af rannsóknarmenningu okkar sem hægt er að ræða okkar á milli en ekki síður við fulltrúa hins breiða rannsókarumhverfis dagsins í dag. Hið glögga gests auga er enda verðmætt innlegg inn í þróun rannsókna innan Listaháskóla Íslands til framtíðar.

The creative insight of artists is increasingly engaging the attention of the weller research arena. Artists’ divergent thinking (ie imaginative, open ended) has been shown to add a new, beneficial dimension to problem solving which hitherto has mostly been in the hands of convergent thinkers (ie logical, analytical). But the artist's mind is also an investigative mind. It is a modern, cross-disciplinary mindset, geared towards working on highly complex tasks through skills which have often been developed from a very young age. Needless to say, there is this great value in artistic research, beyond the simple aesthetic value of art works which is more generally and easily recognized. 

Still, there seems to be a lack of understanding between these different research communities. The overarching question Brainstorming 2024 sees to answer is: why? Is it a lack of common terminology? Are the methods of investigation used by artists too different from the more traditional ways of performing research to be taken seriously? Are artists' means of dissemination not clear enough, or is it even a simple question of quality? 

In order to answer the above questions, we want to open the field to a wider discussion. The Iceland University of the Arts called for research proposals of any kind being performed or having been performed by our staff, students and collaborators. The aim was to provide a snapshot of our research output and to sit down and talk, not only between ourselves but not least with representatives of the wider research community who will be invited to the discussion, providing a valuable „guest´s eye“. It is thus a truly open call.

Friðsæl kyrrð: skapandi breyting með skynrænni þekkingu

Í þessu erindi velti ég fyrir mér þeim hugsunarhætti og mannlegu gildum sem eru ráðandi í nútímanum. Hvort um sig hefur leitt til fordæmalauss félagslegs ójöfnuðar og valdið náttúrunni ómældum skaða. Annarskonar aðferðir og gildi eru ekki aðeins möguleg heldur samrýmast þau einnig betur samvinnuaðferðum, líflegu samfélagi og virðingu og umhyggju fyrir náttúrunni. Hins vegar getum við ekki einfaldlega valið ný gildi. Þörf er á skynrænu, starfsmiðuðu námi sem miðast við traust og virðingu við ákveðnar meginreglur, sem og dygga, einlæga skuldbindingu. Þessi tegund náms er einnig undirstaða skapandi lista.

Lykilhugtök: Hugvit, gildi, skynræn, nútími, samhengi, náttúra

 

Stuart Walker er deildarstjóri sjálfbærrar hönnunar við Manchester Metropolitan-háskóla. Hann er einnig prófessor emerítus við Lancaster- og Calgary-háskóla og gestaprófessor í sjálfbærri hönnun við Kingston-háskóla í London. Rannsóknir hans í sjálfbærri hönnun hafa verið gefnar út og sýndar á alþjóðavettvangi og meðal bóka hans eru Sustainable by Design; Design Realities og Design & Spirituality. Nýjasta bók hans, Design for Resilience, er gefin út af The MIT Press.

A Quiet Stillness: Creative change through tacit ways of knowing

In this talk, I consider the modes of thinking and human values that have dominated the modern era. These have resulted in unprecedented levels of social inequity while simultaneously wreaking havoc on the natural world. Alternative modes and alternative values are not just possible but are also more compatible with cooperative ways of being, the flourishing of community, and respect and care for Nature. However, we cannot simply choose a new set of values. Instead, tacit, practice-based learning is needed, and this depends on trust in and submission to certain principles, as well as habitual, dedicated commitment. This type of learning is also fundamental to the creative arts.

Keywords: creativity, values, tacit, modernity, context, nature 

 

Stuart Walker is Chair of Design for Sustainability at the School of Design, Manchester Metropolitan University. He is also Emeritus Professor at Lancaster and Calgary Universities and Visiting Professor of Sustainable Design at Kingston University, London. His research in design for sustainability has been published and exhibited internationally, and his many books include Sustainable by Design; Design Realities and Design & Spirituality. His latest book, Design for Resilience, is published by The MIT Press.

 

Í ár býður Hugarflug upp á bæði málstofur og vinnustofur. Málstofunum er skipt í tvennt; annars vegar í málstofur með einu 60 mínútna erindi, ásamt 30 mínútna panel umræðum og hins vegar sameiginlegar málstofur með þremur 20 mínútna sjálfstæðum erindum og u.þ.b. 30 mínútna sameiginlegum panel. Utanaðkomandi gestum hefur verið boðið að fylgjast með erindum á málstofunum og til að taka þátt í panelumræðum – með það að markmiði að draga fram gestsaugað í samtalinu.

Gestir Hugarflugs eiga það sammerkt að stunda rannsóknir á sínu sviði. Þeir hafa verið valdir út frá fjölbreyttum bakgrunni lista og vísinda, og verða nú með okkur til að fjalla um listrannsóknir og hina skynrænu þekkingu.

Vinnustofurnar eru fjölbreyttar, og þær brjóta upp annars formfast fyrirkomulag fyrirlestra.

Um Hugarflug

Hugarflug, the annual research conference of the Iceland Academy of the Arts, is a forum for open, professional and critical discussion about arts, design and architecture.

2024 Brainstorming Committee

Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir, dósent í kvikmyndalistadeild
Carl Boutard, dósent í myndlistardeild
Ingimar Ólafsson Waage, deildarforseti listkennsludeildar
Katrín Ólína Pétursdóttir, deildarforseti hönnunardeildar
Pétur Jónasson, deildarforseti tónlistardeildar
Sahar Ghaderi, dósent í arkitektúrdeild
Sigmundur Páll Freysteinsson, verkefnastjóri rannsókna

Elín Þórhallsdóttir, gæða- og skjalastjóri