Research Catalogue

The theme of Conditions of Sharing has been delivered in an inspiring and innovative fashion. The constellation of fragments (1-12) across the exposition provides a playful sharing space, which is unique and thought provoking.

The space of becoming that has been created in this contribution is one of the most important parts. The experimentation with linguistic intervention, full stops, footnotes and anecdotes in visuals and voice-overs is inspiring. The idea of consultation, whether through different working methods, communities (artists, curators) or mediums (texts, slideshows, voiceovers) has also been well demonstrated.

I would re-think the role of artistic practice a little, as presently, it is more of an artistic reflection or perhaps experimentation rather than an artistic research outcome. The method is innovative but the context could be more theoretically pronounced. For instance, the section marked * makes brief reference to Rancière and Mersch, but this could be expanded on much more.

Practice-based research or research-orientated outcomes need to have a strong theoretical stand; it is not sufficient to simply explore through artistic experimentation. This is happening in the second part of the submission but the first part needs to be enhanced and the connection made I think. The research needs to be more contextualised in terms of social, artistic and/or theoretical issues. That would provide the exposition with an excellent level of artistic research, which is lacking at present.

The exposition would be an inspiring contribution to the Conditions of Sharing issue. It strongly refers to the contemporary notion of ‘becoming’ in contemporary artistic practice through its presentation, experimentation and innovative method. Having said that, it requires additional theoretical context for it to be contextualised as an artistic research piece.