On 25th of October 2021 the Doctoral School of the National University of Arts in Bucharest organized an online debate on the topic of collaboration in artistic practice, attended by three PhD coordinators and 30 PhD candidates of UNArte together with several guests with direct and diverse experiences in collaborative practices, a key prerequisite for a pertinent discussion.
The discussion aimed at current directions in artistic research concerning collaborative practices. It was proposed to analyse the status and the possibilities of artistic research development by providing concrete examples. Collaboration can be a working process between artists and can be found at an interdisciplinary or inter-institutional level. Collaboration can play a key role in personal artistic practice or be a key part of community formation and development or welcome discussions.
Participants:
Prof. PhD. Ruxandra Demetrescu (UNArte Doctoral School)
PhD. Alexandru Berceanu (CINETic UNATC)
PhD. student Michele Bressan (PhD candidate of UNArte, 2nd year)
Prof. PhD. Iosif Kiraly (UNArte)
PhD. Maria Drăghici (research assistant of UNATC, UNArte doctorate)
Stud. Dana Pârvulescu (student at UNArte – ITA)
PhD. Lea Rasovszky (PhD candidate of UNArte, 4th year)
PhD. arch. Teodora Ungureanu (Urbanism Doctoral School, UAUIM, 4th year)
Director of the Doctoral School, Prof. univ. PhD. arch. Dragoș Gheorghiu
Moderator: PhD candidate Maria Mandea
Main topics:
- creation of artistic groups and finding a common working concept
- collaboration in limited projects and long-term collaboration
- collaborative projects and institutional developments
- working with and in communities
- the studio as a collaborative workspace
- belonging to international groups
- artistic research and interdisciplinary collaborations
- collaboration in absentia, working with archives, collaboration dislocated in time and space
