Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] [Arts] From Royal Academy of Art, The Hague

A unique programme in the Netherlands, PhDArts at the Royal Academy of Art The Haguecreates new possibilities for art and its practitioners through questioning and breaking down existing boundaries between art theory and art practice.

Artistic research

Artistic research, or research in and through art, is an inseparable part of the art or design practice of the researcher. Therefore there is a unique relationship between the artist/designer, the research method and the outcome of the research. This research is made possible by the artistic practice of the researcher, and, conversely, the artist/designer develops his work through the research. The outcome of the research is an artistic product, combined with a discursive product (i.e. the dissertation), which does justice to the artistic product.

The discursive text will provide insight into the departure points, methods and results of the research. The artistic work itself will be deliberative, containing reflection as an integral component. Research that fulfils these conditions will be innovative and relevant to contemporary developments in the world of art and design.

Because of the intrinsic relationship between work and text in this type of research, the outcome of PhD trajectory cannot be restricted to any particular format. Therefore PhDArts does not specify a fixed ratio between the written dissertation and the artistic production.