In this October issue of FORUM+, we explore how artistic research can shine a light in difficult times and help us imagine new possibilities. The contributions in this edition show how artists and researchers work with uncertainty, stay open to change, and create new ways of understanding through unexpected encounters. Rather than focusing only on individual expression, these pieces highlight the importance of shared experiences and ongoing processes. By embracing exchange, collaboration, and mixing different ideas and practices, artistic research can become a powerful tool for resistance and renewal. We hope this issue of FORUM+ inspires you to (re)imagine the world and its many possibilities.
Golnesa Rezanezhad Pishkhani
I am writing this editorial in early July, a time when many in this part of the world pause for summer holidays, including students and academic colleagues. Yet my mind is elsewhere. I cannot plan …
Pau Catà
This paper reimagines the dominant history of residencies by highlighting cross-cultural methodologies and artistic research as sites of knowledge-making. It explores early mediaeval Islamic …
Anke Coumans, Bibi Straatman
In this article, we demonstrate how artistic research can be grounded in what we refer to as “the artistic attitude” and can be understood from the performative paradigm. The essence lies in the fact …
Veronica Di Geronimo, Andrea Guidi
This article proposes reframing latent space – originally a technical term in artificial intelligence – as a methodological archetype capable of capturing key dynamics within artistic research. In …
Yiling Hu, Xiaohuan Yu
The photograph has long been described as a suspension and immobilization of time and space – a crystallization of the world’s incessant manifestation and change, that is to say, of the world’s ever-changing appearances into one single instant.
Leonardo Barbierato
When an ecosystem and an improvisational system overlap, an eco-tonality emerges: a transition zone that reveals latent characteristics of the two systems at play. This article explores the margin …
Danae Theodoridou
Since 2021, a collaboration has been built between Fontys Academy of the Arts and the community centre Wij West in Tilburg West, in the framework of the professorship Artistic Connective Practices. …
Andrea Cammarosano
Creativity in fashion is not only about individual talent or personal vision – it is also about how people share ideas, combine skills, and work together to create something new. Yet in most fashion …
Lies Vandeburie
How can theatre contribute to the well-being and autonomy of older adults in residential care centres? Teaching artist Lies Vandeburie explores the impact of drama on imagination, social interaction, …
Falk Hübner
Occasionally, in the wide variety of publications about or relevant for artistic research, it is refreshing to study works that aim to contribute to the discourse that underpins the discipline. With …