Thinking Through Breathing: On Taijiquan As Aesthetic Inquiry

Serena Lee

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This artistic practice-based research project traces possibilities for aesthetic inquiry through the internal martial art of taijiquan. Developed through experiential and collaborative processes, the artistic research transposes embodied practice and cosmological principles, taking shape as spatial, cinematic, sonic, somatic, and conversational works. This research was undertaken in the context of the PhD-in-Practice programme at the Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, supported by the FWF Austrian Science Fund.

type	research exposition
date	22/09/2023
published	10/02/2026
last modified	10/02/2026
status	published
copyright	Serena Lee
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2302432/2302433
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/abkw.2302432
published in	Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
portal issue	1. PhD in Practice \| Artistic Research Works
connected to	Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

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