This open access book provides a detailed example of arts-based knowledge translation from start to finish for any scholar interested in communicating research findings through art. Firmly grounded in the GeoHumanities, a field at the intersection of cultural geography and the arts, this book explores the theory and practice of research exhibitions. Commencing with an overview of arts in health and art-science collaborations, this book also explores the concept of ‘affective knowledge translation’. In doing so, it describes the creative co-production, staging, and evaluation of the Finding Home exhibition which toured Australia during 2021. As a demonstration of the power of art to engage audiences, raise awareness of social issues, communicate lived experience, and extend the reach of cultural geographic research, this book is relevant to academics from any discipline who are keen to increase the societal impact of their work.
Author(s): Candice P. Boyd
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 115
City: Singapore
Preface and Acknowledgements
A Note on Pronouns
Contents
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Art as Knowledge Translation
Introduction: ‘How Is That Geography?’
The GeoHumanities
Arts-Based Knowledge Translation in Health
Art-Science Collaborations
Affective Knowledge Translation
Overview of the Empirical Chapters to Come
References
Chapter 2: The Engaging Youth in Regional Australia (EYRA) Study
Introduction: Regional Youth Outmigration
Method
Case Study Locations
Participants and Recruitment
Data Collection and Analysis
Summary of Findings
Safety, Security, Belonging and Intimacy
Feeling Unsafe or Uncomfortable in the City
Regional Towns as Open and Accepting of Difference
Feelings of Stagnation or Suffocation in a Regional Town
Exploring Identities and Finding Community
Embodied Experiences of ‘Otherness’ in the City
Material Affordances of Rural Places
Solace of Serenity
Finding Home
Conclusion: Affect and Materiality
References
Chapter 3: Creating the ‘Finding Home’ Exhibition
Introduction: Creative Co-production
Place-Based Photography
Method
Emma
Down Oxford Street
Asta
The Swing Set
The Civic Centre
The Jetty
Out to Sea
Iron Ore Trains
Almond Trees at Dusk
Feeling Feet
Story Quilts
Text Montage
Contemporary Aboriginal Painting on Wood
Silent Video Projection
Conclusion: Curating a Research Exhibition
References
Chapter 4: Staging and Evaluating the ‘Finding Home’ Exhibition
Introduction: Societal Impact
Staging the Exhibition
Gallery Agreements
Preparing Artworks, Packing and Logistics
Installation
Media, Promotion and Opening Nights
Evaluating the Exhibition
Visitor Surveys
Phone Interviews
Endorsed Statements
Favourite Exhibits
Conclusion: Demonstrating Societal Impact
References
Chapter 5: Closing Thoughts
The Ineffable
Rapport
Caveats and Costs
Transdisciplinarity
References
Index
