Adolfo Ruiz

Canada (residence), Canada, Spain (citizenship)
research interests: Design research, indigenous knowledge, practice-based research, animation, community based art work, participatory design
affiliation: MacEwan University
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Adolfo Ruiz is a visual communication designer, educator, researcher, and filmmaker. After studying and working as a designer in Spain, England and Canada, Adolfo began a creative collaboration with members of the Tłı̨chǫ community of Behchokǫ̀, NWT in 2012 (visualizing oral history through community-based animation). This collaboration led to PhD research at the University of Alberta—supported by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship. Adolfo has also conducted research in urban intercultural contexts—most recently with the Edmonton Multicultural Coalition. He is currently Assistant Professor of Design at MacEwan University in Edmonton.

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  • Story in motion: creative collaborations on Tłı̨chǫ lands (2023) author(s): Adolfo Ruiz, Tony Rabesca published in: Journal for Artistic Research
    This exposition describes a creative collaboration in the self-governed Tłı̨chǫ region of Canada’s Northwest Territories. As part of this collaboration, Indigenous research methods and participatory experiences facilitated a process by which regional oral history was visualised and translated into animation. As a long-term project, this research was based on relationships through which a non-Indigenous researcher was able to learn and exchange knowledge with elders and youth from the region. Community workshops facilitated image-making, storytelling sessions, and interaction between generations. The animated film that emerged through this research is an embodiment of cultural knowledge and cultural continuity.
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