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Common Grounds, a Collective Art and Science Workshop
Last Monday we celebrated Common Grounds, a special collective creation workshop bringing together art and science, led by the artist Antía Iglesias.
This week began in a very special way. On Monday, February 2nd, Common Grounds took place an interactive workshop led by multidisciplinary artist Antía Iglesias. The day began with an introduction to her perspective, focused on the convergence of art and science, and with the discovery of inspiring projects that challenge and expand the boundaries between research and artistic creation.
The goal of the workshop was to create a collective piece together with CRAG staff, using braiding as a starting technique. From there, imagination took center stage. The proposal encouraged a collaborative and participatory dynamic that invited us to rethink more conventional ways of working within the scientific field.
The result was a colorful sculpture inspired by roots, bringing an experience that was both inspiring and fun to a close. The artwork, titled Rooting in Common Grounds, is now displayed in the stairwell of the CRAG building, filling this space with creativity and color.
“It occurred to me to draw on Donna Haraway’s theory of sympoietic systems, or co-created systems, which explains that ecosystems function through the interaction of all their agents. (…) I also wanted to provide context on what artistic research is, and how there are artists working from an interdisciplinary approach, in order to ultimately create a collaborative artwork, weaving roots together,” shared Antía Iglesias on the day of the workshop.
This collective workshop concludes an experience that began last December 3rd with Iglesias’ seminar, Hibridazing art and science: the ecological multiperspective in art-based research, where the artist invited us to explore her interdisciplinary practice through her most recent projects.
We would like to thank all CRAG colleagues who joined and participated in this workshop. We hope this experience has inspired them to continue exploring new forms of collaboration and creativity, incorporating different perspectives that also enrich their scientific work and their way of facing research challenges.
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