Episode 190: Research through Participatory Art
Trace Layer Play
Anyone who’s done a research project knows how messy the actual research process can be. This is even more true when it comes to art or creative fields specifically. In the wake of COVID and the adoption of online learning, four PhD students started a collaborative research journey to connect and motivate each other. By 2021, their first exhibition marked the creation of the arts-based research collective, Trace Layer Play! The goal of this community? Expose the messiness of the research process and invite visitors to explore and engage in it through the lens of artmaking. Members of the collective join The Creativity Department to share their journey and talk about the experience of working with 120 middle schoolers during their recent exhibition and how it surprised them in ways they didn’t expect!
