Transdisciplinary Art

Abstract

This article outlines my work of a 30 plus year journey in building communities through art. What initiated my journey was my longing for a “dustless world” in the classical Chinese paintings, a Taoist ideal. As a community-based artist working with people from various communities in the world, I noticed that participants, from different regions and cultural backgrounds, of my projects often went through a process of individual and collective transformations despite the dire environments in which they live in. Over time, I discovered that my approach is transdisciplinary in nature and that the Taoist concept of Yin and Yang meshes well with the notion of the Hidden Third.