Our vision
Muses, Mind, Machine uses transdisciplinary and collaborative research to transform the understanding of the way arts are part of human flourishing.
Muses, Mind, Machine employs knowledge and methods from the arts (music, languages, visual arts), social sciences (social and cognitive psychology, organisational management, architecture), and computational sciences (modelling, statistics, technology, machine learning) to conduct empirical research with participants, stakeholders and collaborators regionally and internationally.
It is the mission of Muses, Mind, Machine to support arts development and engagement to be compatible with 21st century challenges. This includes considerations of AI, technology, sustainability, economic viability and avenues towards decolonisation of knowledge and practice.
Human engagement with creative practice is at the heart of the projects of Muses, Mind, Machine. This relates to aesthetic, spiritual and emotional experiences as well as to cognition and sociology of creativity. Creative practice is examined as a joint endeavour enacted in physical and virtual space - the product of direct and indirect connectedness that surpasses the individual. Projects may involve technology and AI, and examine ways to optimise creative practices to support human flourishing. In our research, we endeavour to employ open research practices, be inclusive, increase the diversity and reach of stakeholders, and have a low-carbon footprint.
A note on the scope of the projects and background: Muses, Mind, Machine is an extension of the previously called research centre Music, Mind, Machine. Our projects remain to have music specifically strongly represented as an art form with the aim to strengthen representations of and connections with other arts as Muses, Mind, Machine evolves.