Aalto University
RAD Research Through Art & Design
Research Through Art & Design course introduces a variety of approaches, methodologies, issues and concerns in research through practice. Here, research through practice refers to a broad continuum of artistic research approaches, arts-based, practice-led and -based research approaches, and constructive design research approaches, relevant across practices in Aalto ARTS. The course introduces researchers and their research work from Aalto and elsewhere, including and increasing dialogue with and among these researchers.
RAD2024
(2025)
Priska Falin, Alejandra Vera, Vilja Achté, Müge YILDIZ, Alexandra Zambrano, Amy Gelera, Seo Young Lee
Research Through Art & Design course introduces a variety of approaches, methodologies, issues and concerns in research through practice. In this course, research through practice refers to a broad continuum of artistic research approaches, arts-based, practice-led and -based research approaches, including also constructive design research approaches that are relevant across practices in Aalto University ARTS School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
This exposition was created within an Artistic Practice Workshop offered as an additional part of the main course. During this part of the course, the students are familiarised with the Research Catalogue. During the workshop, participants work on their page within a group exposition, drawing connections between the creative and the given or discussed literature from the course and their creative practice.
RAD2025
(2025)
Priska Falin, Alyssa Ridder, Song Xiaran, Agnieszka Pokrywka, Samar Zureik, Bingxiao Luo
The Research Through Art & Design (RAD) course for doctoral researchers at Aalto Arts introduces a variety of approaches, methodologies, issues, and concerns in research through practice. In this course, research through practice refers to a broad continuum of artistic research approaches, arts-based, practice-led, and practice-based research approaches, including constructive design research approaches relevant across practices in Aalto University; School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
This exposition was created within a Research Catalogue Workshop offered as an additional part of the main course. During this part of the course, the participants are familiarised with the Research Catalogue as a platform and learn how to use it for creating expositions. During the workshop, participants work on their page within this group exposition, based on their current doctoral research or a topic that inspired them during the lectures. The main content is the workshop participants' individual pages within this exposition.