BAS Symposium: Strangeness in Paradise? – The Attraction of Otherness

Design by Hana Yoo

Join the Berlin Centre for Advanced Studies in Arts and Sciences (BAS) at the BAS Symposium: Strangeness in Paradise? – The Attraction of Otherness. Collaborative Practices and Generativity in Research, taking place 4 and 5 November 2022 at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK).

Experiencing the strange or the ‘other’ can allow us to transcend our habitual perception and deactivate our ordinary reflexive responses. Strangeness or ‘otherness’ can also be found in things familiar to us when regarded from a critical distance, perhaps inspiring new directions of inquiry. Indeed, what exactly is strange or ‘other’ soon comes to be seen in very relative terms in a different context, for example if we collaborate in diverse groups. That’s what often makes ‘otherness’ seen as artistically desirable, because it helps us develop creative processes that aim to produce surprises. How then could we incorporate ‘otherness’ into the context and structures of institutional research? What might the outcomes be, and would approaches of this kind be likely to lead to greater generativity?

Join this two-day hybrid event with keynotes, discussions, and artistic contributions through which we aim to sharpen our current understanding of the nature of research and the importance of collaborative practices at arts universities today.

An interdisciplinary panel of artists and scientists from multimedia design, architecture, philosophy, and the natural sciences will be active to try to model ‘otherness’ as interfaces for new research paradigms that can bridge the gap between the arts and the sciences.

Additionally, there will be a discussion on artistic research at the UdK for everyone interested and, explicitly, for people who are currently working on their artistic/design or artistic-scientific qualification projects.

Friday, 4 November 2022, 10am - 1pm at designtransfer/ foyer Einsteinufer | 2pm - 8pm at Georg-Neumann-Saal

Saturday, 5 November 2022, 10am - 1pm at designtransfer/ foyer Einsteinufer | 2pm - 6pm at Room 203, Einsteinufer

This event will also be streamed live.

Find out more here

About BAS

The Berlin Centre for Advanced Studies in Arts and Sciences (BAS) is an institution of the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), which aims to create sustainable synergies between artistic and scientific practices and thus create an environment for dynamic interactions and continuous dialogue. Through exchange and cooperation, new and innovative formats are developed on an internal, external and international level. With a focus on interdisciplinary networking, the BAS supports joint projects from artistic and scientific practices.