About Course

Movement, Mimesis, and Mimicry is an ongoing research project at the Research Institute at The University of the Arts Helsinki that investigates how non-representational kinetic sculptures can be imbued with human-like movement patterns and how these characteristics modulate the experience of such sculptures. The investigation explores if kinetic sculptures can inspire the experience of mimetic recognition of human movement patterns and whether such recognition can intensify onlooker engagement by affording affective and emotional responses. Experiences of kinship and relation between audience and artwork are of particular interest. This approach is used as artistic motivation and guiding principle for creating kinetic sculptures and developing choreographic and compositional material

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