When methodology shapes the art process

Abstract

IDENSITAT is an arts project whose trajectory is defined by an ongoing investigation upon the impact of creative practices in the public sphere, considering the ways in which these practices engage with sites and locations in their spatial, temporal, and social dimensions. Over time, IDENSITAT has evolved into a complex system which incorporates other projects, actions, and interventions, progressively expanding across multiple contexts and locations.

Throughout its development, IDENSITAT has fostered a wide range of creative strategies which bring together research, production, and cultural experimentation. Its trajectory is rooted in collaborative dynamics, in order to create an intersection between contemporary artistic practices and other disciplines, and generating connections with specific layers of social space.

Under the maxim “experimenting in place to transform artistic practices, and experimenting with artistic practices in order to transform a place”, IDENSITAT highlights the active role of art within social contexts, while reinforcing the capacity of art to disseminate cultural content across a wider social environment. Over the years, the project has consolidated a long-term strategy focused upon strengthening social interaction, collaboration, content production, and knowledge exchange.

We would like to present three projects selected to demonstrate the ways in which methodology shapes processes, and how the outcomes become methodological reconfigurations in their own right; in other words, an approach that seeks to transform places by transforming the practices themselves.