Processing the Practice as Research
Circling around the idea of practice as an artistic research method/ology, I keep returning to process and what that is in relation to practice
Some thoughts ...
process
- steps
- instructions
- order (of operations)
practice (method)
- procedure
- the doing
- working through
Before entering the discovery phase of my practice, I wanted to consider the methods I might use in the process of "the doing." Having already realized that my practice is mostly cerebral--meditation, listing, reflection, and writing--I wanted to explore different approaches to this project.
I committed to get out of my head and into my body by moving as part of this practice. Within the moving, I presumed there would be some time spent wandering and simply observing, waiting for whatever might draw my attention. In my engagement, I watched, listened, took photos and videos, which evolved my wandering to wondering and making connections to the research process.