A Porous Consciousness in and as Artistic Practice: Re-engaging with classical Indian philosophy and aesthetics as a living tradition
(2020)
author(s): Srisrividhiya Kalyanasundaram
published in: Journal for Artistic Research
Artistic creativity is critically and painstakingly intertwined with ecological creativity in Indian aesthetics. The underlying principles of form, grammar and structure are carefully considered applications and expansions of ecological principles. But what lies at the heart of a consciousness that can enact, embody and expand this creativity principle? I argue that the consciousness principle is 'porosity', an ability to transcend self to enter a state of being where life can move through as a seamless exchange of energy in consecrated time and space. This exposition draws insights from practice based research and unravels the practitioner’s point of view into subjective, qualitative research using text, image and movement. The philosophical and aesthetic underpinnings are drawn from Hindu Indian aesthetics, philosophy and ancient notions of ecology.
On Time, Meditation and Creative Process
(last edited: 2022)
author(s): RC i2ADS, Fernando José Pereira
connected to: i2ADS - Research Institute in Art, Design and Society
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Martijn's Comes lecture "On Time, meditation and Creative process", places the discussion within the central assumptions of the research project " pára-agem." The idea of meditation, based on his Buddhist beliefs, can be interpreted in a secular way as an active contemplation, an essential notion for understanding our research. As a way of resisting the compression of time, both meditation and active contemplation became decisively involved in the creative process.