Ecotone as Methodology

Abstract

This article is a critical reflection upon Interim—a project I undertook at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore. Every year, up to 15 international artists are invited to take undergraduate students through a six week immersive programme, designed by the artists, to a specific theme. I led a particular Interim project through November and December 2018. I consider the projects’ focus, methodologies and impacts. I place the concept of an “ecotone” within the context of a transdisciplinary arts practice, with the aim of opening up the term, and the arts practice, to new understandings that can challenge conventional ways of thinking about people, place and sensation.