Relating to Clay - Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice

Priska Falin

Relating to Clay - Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice

Julkaisun otsikon käännös: Relating to Clay - Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice

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Luovassa toiminnassa kuten taiteessa tai muotoilussa, tekijä luo usein suhteen työstettävään materiaaliin jatkuvan toiminnan seurauksena. Tällaiseen materiaaliin samaistumiseen liittyy esteettisiä laatuja, jotka ovat osa materiaalin ominaisuuksia, mutta tekijä tunnistaa nämä esteettiset laadut myös kehossaan, mikä luo yhteyttä tekijän ja materiaalin välille. Tämä tutkimus korostaa esteettisten laatujen roolia näiden yhteyksien syntymisessä ja keskittyy keramiikan tekemiseen, jossa tunteva ja aistiva keho suuntautuu kohti aineellista maailmaa. Tämä tutkimus on muodostunut kahdessa vaiheessa. Ensimmäisessä vaiheessa tutkimuksen materiaali on kerätty käytäntölähtöisen (practice-led) tutkimuksen menetelmiä käyttäen, jossa kohteena on ollut subjektiivinen kokemus keramiikan tekemisessä. Toisessa vaiheessa tutkimuksen tekemisen tapa muuttuu subjektiivisesta yhteistyöhön perustuvaan. Ensimmäisessä vaiheessa tutkimuksen materiaali on kerätty studiotyöskentelyn kautta, taide-residenssissä ja työpajassa tiilitehtaassa. Toinen vaihe syventyy tunnistettujen aiheiden tutkimiseen tekemällä yhteistyötä toisten ammattilaisten kanssa mm. työpajojen avulla. Erityinen kiinnostuksen kohde tutkimuksessa on Subtle body, joka viittaa laajempaan ja vivahteikkaampaan jäsennykseen, jolla pyritään ymmärtämään materiaaliin keskittynyttä työskentelyä. Tutkimuksen näkökulma keskittyy kehoon luovassa työssä ja tutkimuksen kohteena olevassa luovassa tekemisessä syvennytään tunnusteluun ja materiaalin ominaisuuksiin virittäytymiseen, jolloin kehomme aistillinen ymmärrys on etusijalla. Tavoitteena on ymmärtää miten luovan työn tekijä alkaa virittyä materiaalin estetiikkaan ja tekemisen prosesseihin. Tutkimuksen kohde rajautuu kolmella suunnalla kehoon: kokeva keho, aistiva keho ja suorittava keho. Luovaa tekemistä tarkastellaan usein tietynlaisiin lopputulemiin tähtäävänä toimintana. Kuitenkin tekijän praktiikkaa ylläpitävä luovuus rakentuu kehollisten kokemusten kautta. Tämä tutkimus avaa luovan toiminnan kokemuksellista ulottuvuutta sekä suorittavan kehon osuutta keramiikkataiteen kontekstissa. Yksi keskeisimmistä lopputulemista tässä tutkimuksessa on Subtle Ground menetelmä, joka tarjoaa esteettis-ohjautuvan suunnan tekemiseen, missä luovan tekijän huomiota suunnataan kohti hienovaraisempaa, herkempää kehoa (subtle body) ja kokemuksellista ulottuvuutta tekemisessä. Tämä tutkimus argumentoi, että esteettisiin laatuihin keskittymällä ja huomioimalla kehossa tunnistettuja yhteyksiä materiaaliin voidaan luoda perusta merkitykselliselle materiaalisuhteelle luovan toiminnan kontekstissa. Materiaaliin samaistuminen on prosessi, joka sitouttaa kehon suorittamaan ja kokemaan aistittuja materiaalilaatuja. Materiaalilaatujen aistiminen ja samaistuminen avaa myös terapeuttisia mahdollisuuksia, jotka laajentavat tämän tutkimuksen vaikutuksia.

Julkaisun otsikon käännös	Relating to Clay - Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice
Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Pätevyys	Tohtorintutkinto
Myöntävä instituutio	Aalto-yliopisto
Valvoja/neuvonantaja	Mäkelä, Maarit, Vastuuprofessori Mäkelä, Maarit, Ohjaaja Hansen, Flemming Tvede, Ohjaaja, Ulkoinen henkilö
Kustantaja	Aalto University
Painoksen ISBN	978-952-64-0911-5
Sähköinen ISBN	978-952-64-0912-2
Tila	Julkaistu - 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	G5 Artikkeliväitöskirja

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Relating to Clay - Tuning in to the Workings of the Aesthetic Dimension in Ceramic Practice

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Relating to Clay (lectio)

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