Paper short abstract:

This paper explores the role of 'Artist' as 'Anthropologist' and considers the types of learning outcomes available when the artist offers co-authoship of their work to their students.

Paper long abstract:

'Ticker-Tape' is an art installation created by Eloise Govier to spotlight and generate discussion on areas of contention in the public domain. Ticker-Tape was launched in April 2013 and has been executed in various sites across Europe, ranging from a large-scale public art installation in the water spaces of Bristol's Millennium Square to a UNESCO-protected modernist housing estate in what was formerly East Berlin. The artwork involves the moving of fluorescent bricks around a socially significant space, and the interaction between bodies and bricks creates a spectacle that beckons bystanders to bear witness. The evolving biography of the artwork has lead to different types of interactions and participation from members of the public. Recently, the artist has offered co-authorship of the piece to a group of Level 4 anthropology students partaking in the 'Interactions with the Environment' course at the Lampeter School, University of Wales Trinity Saint David. This paper discusses the process of 'making', in relation to Tim Ingold's bold claim "Know for yourself!" (2013), to examine the potential of generating a type of Anthropology that focuses on Creative Practice in the form of Vital Material Engagements.