Traversing Topologies: Imagining worlds and knowledge with/through artistic research

Abstract

«To conference» means finding a way to get together, sharing experiences, approaches, methods, processes and results. As an experimental form of conferencing Traversing Topologies: Imagining worlds and knowledge with/through artistic research has been interested in ways of experiencing real topologies in alignment with the numerous versions of their abstraction and generalization. The conference revealed geographical and disciplinary fringes, took place partly online but mainly in real space, and connected three linguistic regions – Central Switzerland, Valais and Ticino – with the Gotthard Area as the central knot between them.

As member of the SARN Board, Flavia Caviezel collaborated on the conference concept, and conceptualized and organised the conference workshop 'Stop or Go' with Priska Gisler, in cooperation with SUPSI.