(UN)IMAGINABLE PATHWAYS

(Un)imaginable pathways: Cultivating cross-generational care through an ecological methodology in participatory live art - Published in the International Journal of Practice-Based Humanities, Vol 3. Dec 2019

This paper proposes an ecological methodology for the development and delivery of Participatory Live Art (PLA) that foregrounds multi-species inclusion and contemporary Western approaches to kinship practices. The experiential, embodied format of PLA celebrates sense-based knowledge and imaginative exploration, making it ideal for ecological enquiry, as it draws participants into tactile, sensuous engagement with the material world. To extend upon this potential, I propose a methodology that includes, and is informed by, the sites and species with which any PLA project may intersect. Developed using this methodology and presented here as a case study, Flight Path (2019) examines the links between human culture and insect extinction and questions how less visible extinction narratives can be brought to the foreground of human awareness.
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