NITHYA IYER

I AM AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, RESEARCHER AND MEDIATOR WHO CREATES IMAGES, OBJECTS, EXPERIENCES AND EMBODIED INTERVENTIONS THAT SEEK TO TRANSFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EMBODIMENT, TERRITORY, CULTURE, AND THE INTERGENERATIONAL NARRATIVES THAT INFORM THESE PHENOMENA. THE MOVING BODY AS AN AGENTIC FORCE FOR RUPTURE AND DE/RETERRITORIALISATION IS KEY TO MY INQUIRY. I PRACTICE A FORM OF RESEARCH AND MEDIATION THAT CENTRES THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL METHOD – OR THE METHOD OF STUDYING OUR EXPERIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS – AS A TOOL FOR ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF KNOWLEDGE-MAKING. CONNECTING WITH SITES, NETWORKS AND PROJECTS IN PORTUGAL, INDIA AND AUSTRALIA, I PRESENT SOLO, COLLABORATIVE AND PARTICIPATORY INTERVENTIONS THAT FOCUS ON RESEARCH AS BOTH PRACTICE AND FORM.