PRACTICING PRACTICE(S)
PRACTICING PRACTICE(S)
At deCentral, we consider practice as an ongoing process rather than a singular act, shaped through duration, repetition, embodied knowledge, and situated relationships.
These conversations seek to challenge and provoke our assumptions of scale and speed in productivity, questioning the role of spectacle, towards a deeper understanding of what it means to ‘professionalize’ and give competency to our artistic landscapes.
Contemporary culture today fetishises the new, promoting “once in a lifetime experiences”, with popular statistics, to entice audience consumption. In this program, we will think about what it means to value artistic practices that are slow in generation, repetitive in occurrence, and often realized with people and places that may not be visible in our market oriented art worlds.
In ‘Practicing Practice(s)’ we ask how art can comprise a practice, of why such time and labor should be a site where new temporalities, politics, and affinities emerge.
‘Practicing Practice(s)’ is conceived and led by Ariane Sutthavong, with contributions by Zoe Butt.
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PRACTICE RESPOND SUPPORT
A series of conversations with our creative community.
What does it mean to build and activate a ‘practice’ in the arts - as artists, curators and supporters?
Beginning March 2026