Research as a way of discovering, questioning, and creating knowledge.
This section presents research projects, artistic research, methodologies, findings, and reflections emerging from inquiry into art, culture, society, materials, and creative practice.
FEATURED RESEARCH
Wayang Sodo: From Traditional Material to Creative Ecology
Bejiharjo · Karangmojo · Gunungkidul · Indonesia
This research explores Wayang Sodo as a cultural and artistic practice in which material knowledge, storytelling, characters, music, performance, community participation, and ecological imagination intersect.
RESEARCH AREAS
RESEARCH DOCUMENTATION
WAYANG SODO
From Traditional Material to Creative Ecology
Bejiharjo · Karangmojo · Gunungkidul · Indonesia
Documentation of research, artistic practice, material exploration, storytelling, performance, community participation, and cultural ecology surrounding Wayang Sodo.
WELDED STEEL EXPERIMENTS
Material · Structure · Space · Form
Experiments with welded steel exploring structure, joining, balance, spatial relationships, and the expressive possibilities of metal as an artistic medium.
HANDMADE PAPER EXPERIMENTS
Fiber · Pulp · Surface · Form
Experiments with handmade paper exploring fiber, pulp, texture, surface, thickness, and the transformation of paper as an artistic material.
PLASTIC & SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
Plexiglas · Mika · Plastic Waste · CNC · Heat Forming
Experiments with new and reclaimed plastic materials exploring cutting, engraving, bending, heat forming, transparency, opacity, surface, and the transformation of plastic into artistic form.
ECOPRINT
Plants · Traces · Transfer · Material
Experiments with ecoprint exploring botanical forms, natural traces, colour transfer, texture, and the relationship between artistic practice and the environment.
RESEARCH OUTPUTS
Research outputs are the outcomes produced through research, artistic practice, experimentation, documentation, and community engagement. They may take the form of publications, artworks, exhibitions, documentation, community-based outcomes, and accessible knowledge resources.
PUBLICATIONS
Research findings presented through journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, and other academic publications.
ARTISTIC WORKS
Artworks created through artistic research, experimentation, and the development of ideas, materials, techniques, and forms.
EXHIBITIONS
Research and artistic works presented through exhibitions, presentations, performances, or other public forms.
DOCUMENTATION
Photographs, videos, drawings, notes, process records, and digital materials that document research activities and artistic processes.
COMMUNITY OUTCOMES
Products, creative practices, cultural materials, knowledge transfer, and other outcomes developed through collaboration with communities.
OPEN KNOWLEDGE
Research findings, learning materials, essays, resources, and selected documentation made accessible for students, researchers, artists, communities, and the wider public.