Drawing//experience : a process of translation by Deborah Harty

“…How is it possible, through drawing, to identify and translate the elements of a specific experience into drawings? The thesis presents the findings of the practice-led research, which sought, through engagement with processes of drawing and phenomenology (notably Heidegger 1962 and Merleau-Ponty 2002) and/or psychoanalysis (notably Csikszentmihalyi 1990, Bollas 1987), to address this question. …”
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drawing through touch: a phenomenological approach by Deborah Harty

“…Working from the standpoint of Merleau-Ponty (2004) - who sought to identify the specific role of the body as mediator between the world and self - the paper will argue that they are and, as a consequence, drawing has the potential to enhance the documentation and transferring of information to the blind and visually impaired, through tactiles created from their own experiences of drawing through touch.…”
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The science of seeing skyscapes – A photographic documentary of watching by Deborah Harty, Daniel Brown, Amanda Reyes Asturias, Kieran Simcox, Phillip Johnson

“…Skyscapes enable a multifaceted approach to what can be associated to the perception of the sky (elaborated upon initially in Fabio Silva, 2015a and further clarified in Silva 2017). …”
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drawing//digital//data: a phenomenological approach to the experience of water by Deborah Harty

“…In the context of contemporary fine art, the chapter discusses the translation (the finding of equivalences) of a phenomenological experience of water during the activity of swimming repetitive strokes in a swimming pool into drawing with both traditional drawing media and a tablet computer – an Apple iPad. …”
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Embodied experiences of injured endurance runners: a qualitative meta-synthesis by Leanne Hall, Paul Rhodes, Anthony Papathomas

“…We identified 10 narrative studies which were synthesised thematically before being re-organised within an Embodiment framework producing 5 taxonomies; The Disciplined Body, Embodied Distress, Corporeal Running Identity, Intersubjectivity of pain and Embodied Coping. Ultra-running is a body centred activity exemplifying Merleau-Ponty’s embodiment. …”
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Otome Bunraku and the materials of puppeteer presence by Caroline Astell-Burt

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Wandering through drawing's trace by Deborah Harty

“…The body is our means of interaction with the physical world and a source of all our perceptual experiences. As Merleau-Ponty suggests, “… perceiving as we do with our body, the body is a natural self and, as it were, the subject of perception.” …”
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The taste of tree? by Deborah Harty, Phil Sawdon

“…The taste of a tree; the connection of [the] senses, the transference of sensations to smell a colour or hear a drawing… Walking around a tree, observing the colour, texture and outline, sitting to draw, to document the actualities of the object … this presents no interest … Walking around [the tree] observing the colour, texture, outline, breathing, mind and body absorbing tree, drawing through sensation the memory of the encounter … that presents the interest. …”
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Sonic movements – spatial reflexivity by Johanna Hallsten

“…The article will develop a framework for these kinds of works through a discussion on walking, movement, soundscape and somatechnical aspects of our experience of the world, drawing upon the work of Merleau-Ponty, Bergson and the Japanese concept of Ma (space-time).…”
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Hands-on intellect: integrating craft practice into design research by Nithikul Nimkulrat

“…Over the last two decades, craft practice has played a considerable role in practice-led design research, especially as the subject and the vehicle for theoretical inquiry. …”
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Looking for alternatives: challenging assumptions in design education by Sheila Pontis, Karel van der Waarde

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Pedagogical touch: exploring the micro-realities of coach–athlete sensory interactions in high-performance sports by Juyoung Ryou, Euichang Choi, Okseon Lee

“…Background Touch has emerged as a social taboo rather than as an educational tool among sport pedagogues, especially in the #MeToo era. …”
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