Somatic/Artistic Research and Documentation

This workshop uses strategies and forms of reflection from artistic research and applies them to somatic processes.

Artistic research has been developing over the last decades as a recognized form of 1. & second-person research, thus involving the researcher (I) and their counterpart (you) in the research and discovery process. Thus, artistic research provides a good foundation for applying it to somatic research. Since somatic processes can also involve the risk of losing oneself in the process or of losing previously gained insights, research and documentation practices form a valuable and necessary basis for individual and professional development.

This weekend will introduce the fundamentals of artistic/somatic research, providing the tools for critically reflecting on one’s own somatic and creative processes. This supports the development of a research mindset. Various documentation options will be presented and explored, enabling participants to choose their own documentation practices appropriate to the research subject or project. Engaging with documentation helps sharpen one’s research interests and later reflect on the research process through individual evaluation.

This workshop is also a module of the Environmental Somatics training. It will be held in English. Participants in the full training will also receive mentoring for their own process and priority placement. For further information and questions, please contact Katja Muenker directly.