Research Article
Spatial Behaviors and Mental Representations: Interactions of artistic and scientific perspectives
@ARTICLE{10.4108/eetct.5133, author={Bernard Guelton and Teriitutea Quesnot and Xavier Boissarie and Aur\^{e}lie Herbet}, title={Spatial Behaviors and Mental Representations: Interactions of artistic and scientific perspectives}, journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies}, volume={10}, number={1}, publisher={EAI}, journal_a={CT}, year={2025}, month={4}, keywords={Spatial behaviors, Mental representation, Artistic and scientific perspectives, Space, Mobility, Collective interactions, Cognitive maps}, doi={10.4108/eetct.5133} }- Bernard Guelton
Teriitutea Quesnot
Xavier Boissarie
Aurélie Herbet
Year: 2025
Spatial Behaviors and Mental Representations: Interactions of artistic and scientific perspectives
CT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eetct.5133
Abstract
Contemporary artistic research has successively integrated preoccupations with the experimentation of space and mobility, as well as collective interactions between participants in situations of proximity or remoteness. In the scientific field, an important part of spatial cognition study has recently turned towards understanding the collective aspects of spatial cognition, integrating an understanding of the acquisition of spatial knowledge and studying cognitive maps, as well as research on navigation and individual and collective memorization. In both cases, spatial behaviors and mental representations are fundamental focuses. Using CORES research combining artistic and scientific perspectives as an example, we clarify specific differences within a framework common to the arts and sciences. This article will develop three points: 1) Artistic and scientific research contexts, 2) Interactions between artistic and scientific perspectives, 3) Proposal of a 7-step joint arts and sciences research cycle. In so doing, this study aims to counter the divide between the artistic and scientific fields by demonstrating a shared creative dynamic.
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