The creative and performative practice as a methodology for research

This thesis explores how artistic collectives in Colombia challenge hegemonic modes of knowledge production through the lens of research-creation. Grounded in a critique of Eurocentric epistemological paradigms, it examines how these collectives integrate corporeality, affect, and subjectivity into their artistic practices, producing alternative epistemologies rooted in localized and decolonial perspectives. Through a qualitative, ethnographic methodology, the study analyzes the methodologies, processes, and conceptual frameworks of four collectives: Red de Artes Vivas, Circuito Liquen, Colectivo.co, and El Cuerpo Habla. The text highlights the ways in which artistic creation becomes a site of resistance against colonial legacies and a platform for fostering plural, inclusive, and transformative knowledge systems. This work advocates for recognizing the creative arts as valid and vital methods for generating knowledge, emphasizing their capacity to address local challenges and foster cross-cultural dialogue in contemporary Latin America.