Program Overview

Introduction to the Research Education Program in Artistic Gestaltning

The research education subject of Artistic Gestaltning is, as of 2023, a superior category grounded in the practices of the various research areas: craft, design, design management, free art, film, literary gestaltning, and photography.

Overview of the Program

The separate general study plans for doctoral exams in craft, design, film, free art, literary gestaltning, and photography that were previously applied have been replaced by a comprehensive program that encompasses the different research orientations: craft, design, design management, film, literary gestaltning, and photography. These orientations are considered expansive in the sense that they actively support multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects that can build on more than one type of artistic practice.

Doctoral Students in Artistic Gestaltning

The current doctoral students in Artistic Gestaltning are:

• Design:
  • Angeliki Dimaki-Adolfsen
  • Christina Vildinge
  • Elisabeth Yanagisawa Avén
  • Hanna af Ekström
  • Markus Bergström
  • Maryam Fanni
  • Mirjana Vukoja
  • Natalie Novik
  • Sebastian Gatz
  • Simon Fagéus
  • Ylva Sandgren
• Film:
  • Anna Dasovic
  • Eva Rocco Kenell
  • Sanskriti Chattopadhyay
  • Susanne Ewerlöf
• Free Art:
  • Nkule Mabaso
  • Seda Yildiz
  • Thiago de Paula Souza
  • Ĺsa Sonjasdotter
• Craft:
  • Birgitta Nordström
  • Gustav Thane
  • Rosa Tolnov Clausen
• Literature:
  • Jennifer Hayashida
• Photography:
  • Linda Maria Thompson

Research Environment

The education at the research level at HDK-Valand is an integrated part of the institution's education, research, and collaboration mission in society. The doctoral students are part of one of HDK-Valand's units, where they are valued colleagues in the community of students, practitioners, teachers, researchers, and administrators.

General Study Plan

The general study plan for education at the research level in Artistic Gestaltning can be found in the documents:

• Allmän studieplan för utbildning pĺ forskarnivĺ i konstnärlig gestaltning (PDF)
• Allmän studieplan för konstnärlig utbildning pĺ forskarnivĺ i konstnärlig gestaltning vid Göteborgs universitet (PDF)

Ongoing Projects

Within the research education subject of Artistic Gestaltning, the following projects are currently ongoing:

• Feeling Translation
• Möten pĺ jobbet spatiala mellanrum för gränsöverskridande dialog
• Sense making design methods
• What does the weaving space create?
• Skylten i centrum platsskapande genom styrning av den estetiska ordningen i

Recently Completed Projects

The following projects have been recently completed within the research education subject of Artistic Gestaltning:

• The 1943 Bengal Famine
• ArtMonitor publication series
• Dissertations from the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts
• ArtMonitor working papers
• Working papers from the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts
• ArtMonitor book series
• Books from the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts