(De)composing the Mongrel

Improvisation is an attempt to transcend the self in a moment of intuitive action. It expression knowledge beyond ordinary consciousness, embodied wisdom emptiness. Unlike composition, as musical practice, improvisation way express depths (un)known and knowing (un)knowing. As framework for artistic research, can provide insight into that yet not easily articulated. In this article, I will document development my research practice through what call (de) composition strategies: multi-modal approaches combine experiences both musician scholar. The article mirror multi-faceted nature work interweaving academic discourse on consciousness critical studies (Sarath 1996; Oliveros 2004; Fischlinn 2009) with examples, auto-ethnography, poetry visual art inspired by dreams.