Decolonising Namibian Arts and Design through Improvisation

Melanie Sarantou; Caoimhe Beaulé; Satu Miettinen

doi:10.33114/adim.2019.02.364

Decolonising Namibian Arts and Design through Improvisation

Melanie Sarantou, Caoimhe Beaulé, Satu Miettinen

Faculty of Art and Design

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Abstract

The research investigates the role of service design and improvisation as decolonising practice. It is based on case study research with a focus group consisting of Namibian artists, designers, artisans and arts organisations who participated in artistic and cultural exchange activities of the Art South-South Trust (ASST), a start-up Namibian not for profit (NFP) organisation. The goal of ASST was to increase visibility of the focus group members, enable global exposure and create an arena for multi-vocality. The paper creates a practical framework for decolonising practices in Namibian arts and design by drawing on reflective practice to analyse the activities of ASST alongside interview data collected from Namibian and Australian partner organisations and participants in the program. Critical thinking is used to evaluate the impact of realised activities and processes both in situ in Namibia and in exchange in Australia. This paper explores practices that can enable decolonising processes in Namibian arts and design spheres

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management
Editors	Erik Bohemia, Gerda Gemser, Nuša Fain, Cees de Bont, Rita Assoreira Almendra
Publisher	Academy for Design Innovation Management
Pages	174-186
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-912769-01-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33114/adim.2019.02.364
Publication status	Published - 21 Jun 2019
MoEC publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	Academy for Design Innovation Management Conference: Research Perspectives in the Era of Transformations - Lontoo, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Jun 2019 → 21 Jun 2019 https://designinnovationmanagement.com/adim2019/

Publication series

Series	Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management
Number	1
Volume	2
ISSN	2632-0045

Conference

Conference	Academy for Design Innovation Management Conference
Abbreviated title	ADIM
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Lontoo
Period	18.06.2019 → 21.06.2019
Internet address	https://designinnovationmanagement.com/adim2019/

Keywords

Namibia
improvisation
service design
decolinising design

Field of science

Visual arts and design

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Academy for Design Innovation Management Conference (Event)
Melanie Sarantou (Peer reviewer)
20 Feb 2019 → 20 Mar 2019
Activity: Editorial and other work related to publications › Reviewer of conference article

Citation for this output

Sarantou, M., Beaulé, C., & Miettinen, S. (2019). Decolonising Namibian Arts and Design through Improvisation. In E. Bohemia, G. Gemser, N. Fain, C. D. Bont, & R. A. Almendra (Eds.), Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management (pp. 174-186). Academy for Design Innovation Management. Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management Vol. 2 No. 1 https://doi.org/10.33114/adim.2019.02.364

Sarantou, Melanie ; Beaulé, Caoimhe ; Miettinen, Satu. / Decolonising Namibian Arts and Design through Improvisation. Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management. editor / Erik Bohemia ; Gerda Gemser ; Nuša Fain ; Cees de Bont ; Rita Assoreira Almendra. Academy for Design Innovation Management, 2019. pp. 174-186 (Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management; No. 1, Vol. 2).

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Decolonising Namibian Arts and Design through Improvisation. / Sarantou, Melanie; Beaulé, Caoimhe; Miettinen, Satu.
Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management. ed. / Erik Bohemia; Gerda Gemser; Nuša Fain; Cees de Bont; Rita Assoreira Almendra. Academy for Design Innovation Management, 2019. p. 174-186 (Conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management; No. 1, Vol. 2).

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Decolonising Namibian Arts and Design through Improvisation

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