Webinar #45 | Thinking in Colours, Embodied Knowledge - presented by Kirthana Selvaraj скачать в хорошем качестве

Webinar #45 | Thinking in Colours, Embodied Knowledge - presented by Kirthana Selvaraj

Kirthana Selvaraj is an Art Therapist and Counsellor, in practice at Thinking in Colours. You can find her here: http://www.thinkingincolours.com/ In this presentation she speaks of art making and Art Making and Embodied Knowledge using de-colonial practice. Art being applied as a tool that moves towards self-realisation, healing and connection is certainly not a new concept, it has existed across many cultures and practices for eons. This seminar will explore how art-making can be utilised as a decolonial framework for knowledge production, ways in which we can centre embodied knowledge and decentre oppressive systems through art materiality. From Kirthana: "In this seminar you can expect to see some of the trauma informed approaches that I use as an art therapist when it comes to engaging in art and art materiality. Also, the importance of containing a space, to feel as safe as possible for all participants. Most importantly, this seminar is for everyone, whether you are familiar with art or not, you will be gently introduced to ways that you can engage in art materiality through a therapeutic and intersectional lens, that supports a culturally sensitive and a trauma informed approach when working with participants or clients." Kirthana has a Masters of Art Therapy from Western Sydney University, where she developed a deep passion and dedication to areas of research based on the intersections of LGBTQIA+ identity and migrant cultures, and the need for progressive and institutional shifts to better hold and support these marginalised populations. She also has a Bachelor of Fine Art at UNSW Art & Design, where she learned to cultivate a critical social justice lens to navigate systems of oppression and otherness, while using art as both a methodology and tool for healing and resistance. Kirthana is also a contemporary artist and has had her work hung in the Art gallery of NSW, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, she has been a finalist in prestigious awards such as being a multi-year finalist in the Archibald prize, the Portia Geach Memorial Award and the Lester prize to name a few.