Six authors two fine artists, a dancer, a creative writer, a designer and a philosopher participate in the first systematic reading of Gilles Deleuze's mature philosophy through the lens of creative practice. It is focused around five key aspects of creative production: forming, framing, experiencing, encountering and practising.

'The artists and philosophers assembled here deliver profound meditations on the largely unexamined topic of Deleuze and practice, touching on the philosophy of practice, the practice of philosophy, and various Deleuzian practices in painting, sculpture, curating, dance, interior design and architecture. Fresh, engaging and provocative from start to finish.' Ronald Lynn Bogue, University of Georgia Five contemporary creative practitioners and a philosopher engage with the writings of Gilles Deleuze through the lens of creative practice This book offers the first systematic reading of Gilles Deleuze's mature philosophy from the perspective of contemporary creative practitioners. It presents a dialogue between a range of practitioners including fine artists, a dancer, a creative writer, a designer and a philosopher, and reflects the engagement of contemporary creative practices with the generative philosophy of Deleuze. It is focused around key aspects of production - forming, framing, experiencing, encountering and practising - allowing you to engage with all these aspects through multiple dialogues. Key Features . The book is orientated by the interests of creative practitioners while maintaining a rigorous relationship to Deleuze's texts including Difference and Repetition and A Thousand Plateaus . For philosophers it demonstrates a creative approach to engaging with arts practitioners conceptually . Includes an Introduction by Gregory Flaxman Suzie Attiwill is Associate Professor of Interior Design at RMIT University, Melbourne. Terri Bird is an artist and Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Monash University. Andrea Eckersley is an artist and a Lecturer in Fashion Design at RMIT University, Melbourne. Antonia Pont is Senior Lecturer in Writing and Literature at Deakin University, Australia. Jon Roffe is Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New South Wales. Philipa Rothfield is Adjunct Professor in Philosophy of the Body and Dance at the University of Southern Denmark. Cover image: Andrea Eckersley, Partial coherence, 2017. Acrylic, gesso, enamel and shapes of light on wall. Photo by Christo Crocker. Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-2934-4 [PPC] ISBN: 978-1-4744-2935-1 [cover] Barcode