Artistic research

At Creative Studies we conduct artistic research within the artistic practices of Crafts/Sloyd (textile/wood-metal), Music, and Visual Arts. Current artistic research at Creative Studies is related to fields as New Media Art (music, crafts/sloyd) and sustainable art/slow art (crafts/sloyd).As a department we are currently in a process of navigating the field of artistic research.
The starting point is that we must be patient. We cannot rush such a process. Still, challenges need to be met with actions. In so doing, questions arise. We stumble, we fall, we rise, analyse, and move forward. We believe that we learn through experience, which is not linear. Sometimes, we learn from actions in the past. Other times, we learn in the moment of creating. An artistic action will trigger a reflective reaction. An artistic failure may be a research breakthrough. We believe that the artistic actions, the doing, the process of practising our art is the key parameter for feeding an artistic research process. Namely, the artistic activity must be embraced and the skills and knowledge embodied by the artist seen as a tool in the research activity.  
 
Through artistic exploration, our artistic research processes are evolving. Reflections will generate new questions. Artistic actions will need to be addressed. The process is continuing. Slowly.