Writing as Intersection: Text, Art & Research

Writing is threading text—making a textile of words and sentences, lines and paragraphs that awaken thoughts and images in our minds. But writing is also drawing. Each word and letter holds form and rhythm, becoming an image as much as a signifier. Text is visual; it lives not only in its meaning but in its presence on the page, in the space it occupies, and in the act of its creation. When I write, I inevitably find myself at the intersections of the creative process and the conception of theory, imagining and articulating how artistic practices can trigger inquiry and evoke imagination. My texts are grounded in my experiences as an artist, educator, and curator, weaving together my engagement with contemporary practices, the theoretical frameworks that support them, and the visual dimension of language as expression.

In the act of writing, I find parallels to drawing: a line of text is a stroke on a page, a paragraph a composition, and the blank spaces between words echo the silences that give form to expression. It is a practice of discovery, where each word or mark carries the potential to evoke, transform, and challenge.  In art, the process often guides the outcome; writing is an unfolding—an act of mapping thoughts, emotions, and concepts that may not have clear boundaries but find coherence in their interrelations. Through this weaving of language, image, and thought, I aim to create not just arguments or narratives but pathways of understanding, reflection, and interpretation. Writing becomes a space where meaning is made, unmade, and remade.

Arriving at knowledge through art and/or theory involves traversing different but interrelated paths that expand our understanding of the world. Knowledge emerges from art through sensory experience, intuition, and the creative process. Art allows us to explore ideas, emotions, and realities that cannot always be expressed through rational or theoretical language. The artwork becomes a medium of knowledge, capable of revealing subjective, emotional, and cultural truths that complement or challenge more structured forms of knowing​​. This dynamic interplay between art, theory, and writing reveals that all forms of expression—visual, textual, theoretical—are interconnected modes of inquiry. 

On the other hand, proposing knowledge through theoretical thinking and writing involves conceptual frameworks, critical analysis, and philosophical or scientific reflection. Theory provides structures to interpret the world, often more logically and argumentatively. Both paths—the artistic and the theoretical—are not mutually exclusive. Rather, they enrich each other. Theory can inspire creative processes, while art can generate new forms of conceptualization and understanding that are later articulated theoretically​​. Inevitably, a dialectical process forms between art and theory, creating a dynamic and transformative relationship where each dimension expands the possibilities of the other. 

Artistic practice stimulates theory, while theory enriches and deepens practice, generating a cycle of creation and reflection that gives rise to new ways of knowing and being. When I write, my intention is conversation. The construction of meaning in art and the possibilities that artistic research as methodology proposes intrigue me. Through this body of work, I hope readers see the visible outcomes of art and recognize the unseen processes that shape it, understanding that meaning is never fixed. Instead, it is something co-created between the artwork and its audience. As Roland Barthes once put it, “The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author,” a reminder that the true essence of art emerges through the alchemical act of creating interpretations.