Nicia John
MSc Psychology
Tanenbaum Open Science Institute Fellow
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Fall
2024
Building a platform to promote professionals whose disciplines intersect art and science: the Art-Scientist
Tanenbaum Open Science Institute Fellow
Fall
2024

Background

It is captivating the way that movement contorts physical and abstract space.In my daily research on human motor systems, I conceptualize ballet analogies to make sense of complex neural principles. During ballet training, I use scientific theory to recalibrate my procedural perceptions of motor control. Art and science are intricately intertwined and magnificently multiplicative. It is a joy to pursue both fields in equal tandem and to feel inspired by the weight of untouched interdisciplinary possibilities they hold.This project, creMAP: The Art-Scientist Platform, proposes to construct an open-access network designed to amplify and promote the voices of innovative professionals who approach new ideas with both methodological thought and vast creativity -- the art-scientist. Using cognitive and behavioural principles of human movement as a tool for exploration, I question the process and potential impact of problem-solving with this dual-minded framework. When and why is the practice of art science necessary, and what is its role in developing the human experience?I believe that art should be used as a tool to bridge the communicative divide between science and society, and through movement, I seek to facilitate the creation of spaces that minimize this gap.

Learn more about Nicia's art-scientist platform at https://www.crearte.ca/

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