Research methods
The research methods used in examining the mediation, are both qualitative and quantitative. These entail in depth interviews, observations, and statistics. One of the goals in using practice-based research methods is to gain new insight into art-based mediation throughout the exhibition spaces. Another goal is to establish an accurate base for mediation in general – which can be of use in the National Museum and elsewhere. The development of different mediation methods for future exhibitions, may contribute positively to making informed decisions about how to apply art-based mediation. The research project also examines the significance of sensory activities in a wider societal perspective, considering matters such as health, learning, critical thinking, and democracy.
Contributors
The two-year research projects, which is led by Anna Carin Hedberg, involves both internal and external contributors. In the development of the mediation strategies, Mariken Kramer, Jeanette Eek Jensen, Brynhild Slaatto, Guri Guri Henriksen, and Eli Solsrud, have contributed. The philosophical conversational prompts have been developed by Camilla Frøland Sramek and Anita Rebolledo. The research conducted on the drawing stations as a mediation tool, is led and developed in collaboration with Rikke Lundgreen.
Publications
The results will be presented in various peer-reviewed articles and books, including the forthcoming publications Drawing as Data, Methodology, and Pedagogy (which will be published by Intellect Books in 2024) and Estetiske fag i samfunn (which will be published by Cappelen Damm Akademisk in 2024).