Through multidisciplinary co-creation with a remote, rural, coastal community, this project aims to place spirituality at the center of life, capturing insights, understanding and knowledge of spirituality (‘thin space’) and its benefits to individuals, heritage, community, culture and landscape.
Research
- Introduction
- Context
- Research Questions
- Methods
- Contribution to the field
- Publications and Dissemination
- Analysis & Key Findings
Outputs
- Thin Spaces book
- Poster
- Spontaneous essay
Email
Contribution to the field
Thin Space contributes to emerging conversations across illustration research, visual communication, oral history, arts and health, and participatory methodologies.
The project develops a new interdisciplinary framework that combines oral history, illustration, and typography as complementary forms of inquiry. It advances understanding of how visual practices can function not only as methods of representation but also as methods of listening, interpretation, and knowledge creation.
Methodologically, the project offers an alternative to extractive research models by emphasising reciprocity, co-creation, and the return of knowledge to communities. Conceptually, it explores how ideas of spirituality, belonging, memory, and landscape can be understood through creative practice without requiring fixed definitions or singular interpretations.
Ultimately, Thin Space proposes that some of the most important aspects of human experience exist in the spaces between certainty and ambiguity. By embracing these in-between spaces, the project creates new possibilities for research, teaching, community engagement, and creative practice.