by Jhor van der Horst   Trine Friis Sørensen presented a lecture on her PhD research, “We Can (Not) Work It Out: A Curatorial Inquiry into the Danish Radio Archive” (2015). While Sørensen intended to use this TiM lecture as an excuse for new research, a lack of time prevented her from doing so. Her…

  On December 13, 2023, I attended the workshop “How to Know Things with Works: On Practical Enquiry” as part of Transmission in Motion’s seminar series “Matters of Concern” at Utrecht University. The event featured Mick Wilson, a distinguished professor of art and director of doctoral studies at HDK – Valand Academy of Art and…

  “It can walk, yes, but that’s not what it does best. Because a puppet can fly.” Ulrike Quade, theatre-maker, researcher and artistic leader of puppet theatre group Ulrike Quade Company, needs but a single sentence to enthral a room full of theatre students and scholars with her fascination for puppetry. On 29 November 2023,…

  In this Meet the Makers session, artist Phyllis Akinyi will join us in conversation with Dr Anika Marschall (UU)! Phyllis Akinyi (1987, Copenhagen) is a Danish-Kenyan dancer, choreographer, performance artist, and dance researcher. She works within the realm of flamenco and has spent many years researching and highlighting its African and diasporic expressions. Her…

  “To build is to destroy,” Charlotte Malterre-Barthes remarked at the beginning of her lecture. This echoes Marxist analyses of capitalist creative destruction. Yet, what non-capitalist potential exists for architects? What do architects do if not build? Malterre-Barthes, along with the research and design laboratory RIOT (Research and Innovation On architecture, urban design and Territory)…

The issue of overbuilding is a critical concern in contemporary society, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable development and environmental conservation. This topic has been passionately discussed by Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, whose approach to addressing overbuilding sparked both admiration and controversy in me. Malterre-Barthes, known for her persistence and commitment to environmental issues, adopts a stance…

How have disciplines emerged and evolved historically? How have they interacted, and what are the epistemic, social, and cultural conditions that facilitate or hinder the exchange and integration of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries ? In my talk, I will address these questions by presenting my ongoing historical research on disciplinary formations and interactions. In particular,…

Upon recalling the latest seminar/workshop on practical enquiry, the case which I found most relatable and familiar is the exhibition thesis Rewinding Internationalism. Both the approach and content of this project triggered my memory of a recent experience visiting the exhibition. Concerning the theme of this exhibition, its materialization and assemblage of ideas echoes the…

  General practice-based research, practice-led research, research creation, creative practice as research, arts-based research, and artistic research together form a cluster of practice-based research paradigms in the humanities. Mick Wilson started his lecture-cum-workshop “How to Know Things with Works: On Practical Enquiry” by naming these various genealogically distinct practices. Yet, in his short lecture, Wilson’s…

With this blog post, inspired by the case study discussed during Mick Wilson’s workshop “How to Know Things with Works: On Practical Enquiry,” I would like to continue the exploration of Harman’s theory of speculative realism (2018) as a lens for a practice-based inquiry into the secret lives of objects. Wilson challenges the participants to…