This one day research symposium on the 3rd of November 2016 invites creative practitioners and researchers to submit proposals that respond to the theme of ‘Immersion’.

 

Immersion can be understood as both an intense form of engagement, where all our faculties are engaged, but also as a kind of sensory stimulation  that suggests ideological control or escapism. In this symposium, contributors are invited to respond to the aesthetic and political implications of immersion, especially focused upon questions to do with creative practice. Immersion might be understood, for example, through the way that making immerses the maker in a process, or the way that in participatory art and performance the artist and audience are immersed in an experience.  

 

We want to initiate a dialogue between different artistic mediums and the general public to discuss and question the ideas and problems that arise from different approaches to this subject.

 

The symposium will be an opportunity to network with like-minded practitioners in a multi-disciplinary forum to openly discuss, exchange insights and question ideas. We are not looking for just conclusive statements as we will be offering a platform for new and aspiring researchers to gain experience of presenting their ideas.

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This is a collaborative project between two artists: Jennifer-Anne Crowther and Sarah Jamieson— who are the organisers of this event.