The aim of this master’s thesis is to research the role of retreat on a creative process. As a main motivation for this thesis, a stagnation I was experiencing was preventing me from progressing in the creative process of visually communicating the findings of my research on Utopia, which I initially started due to my observation of a seeming loss of humanity’s aspiration towards Utopias. The retreat serves as a method of escape from a distracting environment and thus promises to possibly be an effective technique for overcoming this stagnation. Its relevance for artists in general is the reason for a closer examination within the scope of this master’s thesis. The material gathered on the retreat is the basis of a body of work that functions as a response to the research on Utopia. Eventually, the retreat did indeed turn out to be an effective method. The implementation of the practical work fulfills its function as a response to the research by embodying and materializing my findings on Utopia. Although, it must be said that, because they were obtained on an individual level, my findings are not adequate for translating unrestrictedly into a universal statement.
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