about
Deborah Harty's practice-led research focuses on investigating the premise:
drawing is phenomenology?
The research utilises drawing and/or theory/philosophy as a means to test out this hypothesis. The relationship between drawing and phenomenology investigated within this project is two-fold: firstly, considering the ability of drawing to record its own making; secondly, the potential of drawing to record the thoughts of the drawer. The project is developing through four connected and interwoven strands, which consider the following:
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Musing - engaging with theories and philosophies of both drawing and phenomenology to uncover whether it is reasonable to suggest that drawing is phenomenology
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Process - engaging with the varied processes of drawing to uncover whether the premise drawing is phenomenology relates to all processes of drawing
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Interruption – considering factors that might alter/interfere with the premise drawing is phenomenology
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Methodology - investigations of phenomenological practice-led methodologies utilised within the project
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Drawings - examples of drawings created within the project
musing
Research outputs engaging with the theories and philosophies of both drawing and phenomenology to uncover whether it is reasonable to suggest that drawing is phenomenology
process
Research outputs engaging with processes and genres of drawing to
uncover whether the premise drawing is phenomenology relates to all
processes and genres of drawing
interruption
Research outputs that consider ‘other’ factors that might alter/interfere with the premise drawing is phenomenology
methodology
Articles exploring and applying a phenomenological practice-led methodology
drawings
Examples of drawings
works in progress can be viewed on the blog
