When does making become research? How to document the intangible? And what is research without a public? The book Hands On Research for Artists, Designers & Educators (Set Margins’, 2024) provides an accessible model for anyone interested in doing research. It presents the research process through six actions: research by making, research of context, participatory research, reflecting on research, documenting research and making public. Each action is equally important and can be the starting point of a research project.
The guide introduces the circular model of doing research visually, with many examples, images and practical tools. It highlights the unique and rich aspects of practice-based research, while being accessible and applicable to different disciplines.
Developed at the Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam by Miriam Rasch, Jojanneke Gijsen and Harma Staal, Hands On Research is a resource for collective learning, teaching and self-education.
