[Commlist] CFP - Special Issue: Artistic Research and the Audiovisual Arts

Baltic Screen Media Review: Call for Papers

Special Issue: Artistic Research and the Audiovisual Arts

Artistic Research continues to establish itself as a full-fledged 
discipline (see for instance SAR’s statement regarding the number of 
associated institutions) and is steadily moving beyond its treatment as 
simply a (practice-based) research method. However, if Artistic Research 
is to be treated as a discipline - and we think it should be - it is as 
rich of a field as the Arts and Media from which it stems. Artistic 
Research encompasses a range of areas of interest from theatre to fine 
arts and music to film and new media. In turn, it also potentially 
includes all the interests within the Arts and Media, from stage design 
to exhibition and (film-) score to using AI solutions for creative VR 
and AR practices. The abundance of interests calls for a range of 
specialisations and focuses.

This special issue of the Baltic Screen Media Review (BSMR) offers an 
avenue for such concentration by contributing to the carving out of the 
connections between practice-based Artistic Research and the Audiovisual 
Arts. Differing from experimental film, avant garde, and the many 
innovations of documentary (Kino-Pravda, poetic documentary, etc.), 
doing Artistic Research via audiovisual means is something different 
still. Yet, does the audiovisual continue to require a camera and the 
need for the outcome to be projectible? From what point onwards does an 
audiovisual essay reusing existing material gain independence as an 
original? What is the threshold for Artistic Research when compared to 
experimental film and avant garde? In addition to these broader 
methodological and ontological-epistemological concerns, the subfield is 
also surrounded by a range of practical questions. How can tacit 
practical experience be acknowledged and translated into knowledge? What 
are the ways in which Artistic Research can innovate the Audiovisual 
Arts and find new ways for audience participation? What are the 
novelties of projection?

This special issue of BSMR welcomes contributions from researcher, 
practitioners, and research-practitioners on these and the following 
topics (not limited to):

*Audiovisual as a research tool: focus on artistic research, 
practice-based research, and audiovisual research
*Audiovisual and the Arts, theatre, music, circus, etc.
*Audiovisual and technology
*Audiovisual and the new media, small screens and platforms
*Audiovisual and VR, AR, and XR
*Audiovisual and AI
*Audiovisual and forms of film (experimental, avant garde, documentary)
*Audiovisual and creativity
*Audiovisual and video essay
*Audiovisual and practice
*Audiovisual and audience

Submission Guidelines

We invite scholars, artists, practitioners, and interdisciplinary 
researchers to contribute original research articles, theoretical 
essays, industry case studies, and creative explorations. Submissions 
should not exceed 8000 words and must adhere to the journal’s formatting 
guidelines. All manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer review 
process. No APCs are charged for this publication.

- Abstract Submission (400 words) Deadline: February 14th 2025 (response 
a week after submission)
- Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 20th 2025
- Publication Date: December 15th 2025

Please submit your abstracts and papers by email to (bsmr /at/ tlu.ee) 
<mailto:(bsmr /at/ tlu.ee)>. For any inquiries, contact the editorial team at 
(teet.teinemaa /at/ tlu.ee) <mailto:(teet.teinemaa /at/ tlu.ee)>

We look forward to receiving your contributions to this timely and 
important discussion.

The Baltic Screen Media Review is a free-to-publish open access 
peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the analysis of audiovisual media 
and screen culture, particularly in the Baltic region, but also the 
Baltic Sea region including countries from Denmark to Poland and Germany 
to Sweden, and small states comparable to the Baltic States. The journal 
seeks to address media transformations within broader European and 
global contexts, emphasising both regional specificities and 
transnational connections. Published by Tallinn University's Baltic 
Film, Media and Arts School, the journal serves as a forum for 
interdisciplinary research, offering insights into film, television, new 
media, and related cultural phenomena. Find out more: 
https://sciendo.com/journal/bsmr <https://sciendo.com/journal/bsmr>

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