Abstract
The thinking-through-making process is having a resurgence in understanding as a legitimate way to critical research. The practice-based mode of critical inquiry is the relatively new-comer to doctoral and post-doctoral research. Yet it is because of the non-empirical and hybridity nature that makes it adaptive, responsive and of most relevance. This paper takes the position that the ‘maker’ practitioner / designer’s thinking and knowledge is central to any discourse that can inform domains outside of traditional boundaries, silos and conventions of Craft, to that of an interdisciplinarity of Applied Materials – material knowledge applied to relevant contexts. Therefore the interdisciplinarity of Applied Materials’ plural methodologies are adaptive, responsive and action change as meaningful critical research. The author draws on their own making practice and on the contextual application of such maker textile practices where experiential knowledge - knowledge gained by making, by ‘doing’, can be utilized in response to research needs for change, have an impact and be an influencer. This making ethos underpins the methodological and pedagogical rational of Applied Materials and brings to the fore the critical agenda of responsible, sustaining principles and practice of resources.
Presenters
Helen Mc AllisterHead of Department, Dept Applied Materials, National College of Art & Design , Co Dublin, Ireland
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Keywords: MAKING, MATERAILITY, APPLIED MATERIALS, PRACTICE-BASED, TEXTILE PROCESSES, CRITICAL-THINKING, VALUE
