Embodied Relations: Self, Social, and Other(s) in Conversation

Embodied Relations: Self, Social, and Other(s) in Conversation was an experiantial workshop. The seminar was part of the EU COST Action SHiFT (Social Sciences and Humanities for Transformation and Climate Resilience), and took place in Vienna, Austria on May 30 + 31, 2023.

Multi-disciplinary researchers, practitioners, and artists were invited to challenge our ‘self’ as a source of knowledge and to knit new knots of relationships. Six performers and researchers shared their expertise on sonic exploration, expanded perception, and listening and voicing as attention methods. In two final acts volunteering participants had the opportunity to become a performer him/herself/themselves and experience reflective art-science practice from an embodied perspective. Have a look at the co-created audio work >>

Photos ©2023, Paul Seipel

Relating is the basis for our self-formation, our ability to embrace other(s), and interact with/within the collective. It is the gateway to our dialectical reasoning and our connection with the earth, its habitat, life forms, and communities. As a result, relational thinking and acting increasingly find their way into sustainability and climate discourses.

Embodied practices, autoethnographic approaches, and participatory engagement disrupt disciplinary and sectoral silos, situate the research within its specific context, and blur the distinction between researcher and researched. However, when opposing viewpoints, and environmental and economic concerns and impacts collide, how can we find common ground for dialogue and action? How do we reconnect, and integrate the complexity of life and knowledges into a social whole? For more information see the online brochure below.

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