Provoked by Art
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Date
2004
Authors
Cole, Ardra
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Backalong Books/Centre for Arts-informed Research
Abstract
Description
Excerpt from Chapter: "Provoked by art I returned to my university work with eyes opened
and mind spinning with prospects and possibilities for rendering research
in ways that mattered. If I were to make a difference through my work I
could no longer rely on the very limited power of flaccid words and
numbers. I needed words plump and dripping with life juice, compelling
and evocative images, representations that drew readers and viewers in to
experience the research "text." Readers of research needed to be moved to
feel and think and to be inspired in some way by their experience. It was
my job to invite that kind of encounter. It was my job to more fully
portray the complexities of the human condition to broader audiences,
and to invite even an approximation of the kind of holistic, full-bodied
engagemenr I had experienced through art. Research, like art, could be
accessible, evocative, embodied, empathic, provocative."
Keywords
Arts-informed research , Personal Reflections
Citation
Cole, A. L. (2004). Provoked by art. In A. L. Cole, L. Neilsen, J. G. Knowles, & Luciani, T. (Eds.). Provoked by art: Theorizing arts-informed research (pp. 11-17). Halifax, Nova Scotia: Backalong Books.