Posthumanism and Arts-Based Educational Research Exploration in 3D and 4D Digital Fabrication

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Abstract

This chapter extends the creative potential of three dimensional (3D) and four dimensional (4D) printing in order to highlight a posthuman focus that promotes the experimental qualities of visual art within arts-based research (ABR). Given that the social and environmental stakes are high due to the proliferation of 3D and 4D digital fabrication now and in the near future, I ask how this technology can be explored with an awareness of the continuing evolution of posthumanist literature that questions our relationships with the world. I share 3D experiments and 4D speculative cases as posthumanist art perspectives on theory and practice.

Keywords

Posthumanism 3D printing 4D printing arts-based research pedagogy art education visual art 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, EdmontonAlbertaCanada

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