Research as object

Marloes ten Bhomer

Research as object

Marloes ten Bhomer

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Abstract

A Measurable Factor Sets the Conditions of its Operation is an ongoing research project and series of publicly exhibited materials Marloes ten Bhömer originally developed through the Stanley Picker Research Fellowship at Kingston University. With the project ten Bhömer rethinks the ways in which shoes are designed by shirking traditional approaches, instead employing a method based on the study of structural parameters - derived from anatomical and kinematic studies - required to support a high-heeled foot while in motion. The consequences of this research methodology are two-fold: By considering 'the woman in motion‘ as an engineering problem, ten Bhömer simultaneously expose the role heels play in the cultural construction of female identity while also considering the link between production methods, object typology and aesthetics. By purposefully displaying the project‘s research journey rather than the final outcome(s), ten Bhömer is able to expand the modes of dissemination within her own practice, while also staking a new position for the field of footwear beyond the traditional (and disparate) realms of commercial fashion and academic scholarship.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2 Jun 2016
Event	Undesign symposium - Vienna, Austria Duration: 2 Jun 2016 → 2 Jun 2016

Conference

Conference	Undesign symposium
Period	2/06/16 → 2/06/16

Bibliographical note

Impact: About the conference: What does it mean when the outcome of a design process is the decision not to produce an object? Is this a design decision? How can designers work outside the narrow constraints of the profession and deal with real world issues? Is design for behaviour change an appropriate tool and what are the limitations of this approach? How might 'undesign‘ processes be used as a medium through which to investigate a design issue? This symposium explores new and emergent critical positions in design through the concept of 'undesign‘. Led by a panel of international designers and design researchers, the symposium takes the concept of 'undesigning‘ to mean reducing, simplifying, removing or eliminating design (and complexity). Building on the tradition of critical design, it aims to uncover and examine new functions for contemporary design. The symposium is convened by Björn Frankefor the Department of History and Theory as part of the FWF Research Project ‟Émigré Design Networks and the Founding of Social Design”, led by Alison J. Clarke. Speakers Marloes ten Bhömer, Jochen Eisenbrand, Francisco Laranjo, Ramia Mazé, Sarah Owens, Catharine Rossi, Thomas Thwaites, Maiko Tsutsumi

Organising Body: University of Applied Arts Vienna

Keywords

Art and design

Access to Document

http://www.designhistorytheory.at/events/undesign/#bhoemer-abstract

3 Moving image/Video art
1 Artefact

Bluepanelshoe
ten Bhomer, M. (Designer), 13 May 2015
Research output: Practice-based/Artistic research › Artefact

File
Annabelle, Barbra, Becky, Alexis, Krystle, Ellen, Olive, Eve and Kirsten, not stumbling, sliding, sinking falling or oblivious
ten Bhomer, M. (Designer), 30 Aug 2014
Research output: Practice-based/Artistic research › Moving image/Video art

File
Material Compulsion
ten Bhomer, M. (Designer), 14 Feb 2013
Research output: Practice-based/Artistic research › Moving image/Video art

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Research as object

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Research output

Bluepanelshoe

Annabelle, Barbra, Becky, Alexis, Krystle, Ellen, Olive, Eve and Kirsten, not stumbling, sliding, sinking falling or oblivious

Material Compulsion

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