Hand and mind — shaping experience

摘要: Abstract We live in an increasingly virtual, mediated and disembodied world which the role of our hands, experience physical touch, sharing gestures emotions has been diminished by technology pervades so much daily lives. make meaning world, develop emotional connections communicate with one another through senses hands play a vital part this process; they inform perception express responses to it. Hand making until recently synonymous creative process craft, however many artists designers now routinely use digital within their practice or as vehicle artworks. The analogue crafting process, involving expression artistic intent working medium using is not only fundamental human skill but shown have signifi cant impact on development thought. By comparison, interfaces most commonly used craft digitally lack haptic sensitivity. If manipulation materials hand novel thinking then how does integration affect cognition? How important bodily acquired knowledge practice?This paper draws from recent research that explores particular are instrumental examining artist who integrates processes it possible observe new ideas shaped infl uenced. Using ethnographic qualitative methods, integrate analysis audiovisual recorded data photographic documentation, gain insight into impacting upon reveal importance developing imaginative