This study proposes an art education program that integrates movement
creation and performative sculpture, with becoming-object as its central
concept, grounded in LMA(Laban Movement Analysis). The purpose of this
research is to critically examine con...
This study proposes an art education program that integrates movement
creation and performative sculpture, with becoming-object as its central
concept, grounded in LMA(Laban Movement Analysis). The purpose of this
research is to critically examine conventional approaches in art education
that have understood the body primarily as a fixed instrument of
expression or a means for producing finalized outcomes, and to redefine
sculptural form by positioning the process itself—where sensory
interaction and generative transformation occur among body, object, and
material—as its core principle. To this end, becoming-object is structured
not as a metaphorical imagination or theme-based activity, but as a
performative sculptural practice in which learners sensorially explore the
properties of objects through their bodies, enact them through movement,
and translate these processes into three-dimensional records in the form
of scores and movement sculptures. The significance of this study lies in
demonstrating that such educational practice can function as a
pedagogical model that enables learners to experience fluid identity and explore new possibilities for process-centered art education.
The background of this study is rooted in the shifting understanding of c
orporeality in contemporary art. Contemporary art no longer treats the b
ody as an object of representation or a fixed subject; rather, it has recon
figured the boundaries between humans, objects, and non-human entities
through an open body characterized by heterogeneity, hybridity, and fluid
ity. The emergence of performance art accelerated this shift in bodily per
ception by foregrounding action, event, relationality, and temporality as e
ssential elements of form. In particular, the aesthetics of performativity re
conceptualized artworks not as completed objects but as events in the pr
ocess of becoming, thereby prompting an expansion of sculptural concept
s within art education. Nevertheless, art classes in educational settings oft
en remain centered on visual outcomes and degrees of completion, relega
ting bodily experience and sensory processes to secondary roles. In respo
nse, this study draws upon Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology of perception,
Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of becoming, and Tim Ingold’s theory of
making to reinterpret the relationship between body and object as one of
intertwining and affective correspondence. Through this theoretical frame
work, becoming-object is established as an educational concept that dism
antles the subject–object dichotomy and repositions the body as a relation
al field open to objects and the world.
Methodologically, this study adopts a proposal-based research approach c
entered on theoretical inquiry and the development of an educational pro
gram. First, prior studies on performance art–based arts integration and p
erformative sculpture were reviewed to derive educational implications. Su
bsequently, a conceptual framework was constructed around three key co
ncepts: becoming-object, performative sculpture, and score. Within this fr
amework, the score functions both as a tool for instructing and recording
choreography and movement, and as a medium for translating movement
into sculptural language. Based on this structure, an eight-session art edu
cation program was designed for adolescent learners. The program consist
s of stages focused on movement awareness, the enactment of becomingobject, and the interpretation and sculptural transformation of movement.
The BESS components of LMA were employed to facilitate systematic exploration of the quality and structure of movement. In paired activities, one
learner performs a becoming-object routine, while the partner assumes th
e role of observer and produces a three-dimensional score—namely, a mo
vement sculpture—using materials such as clay, translating the observed fl
ow, pressure, and directionality of movement into form. Through this pro
cess, sculpture is experienced not as a fixed outcome but as a processual
event in which traces of movement are condensed into material.
As a result, this study suggests that performative sculptural education can
serve as an effective pedagogical approach for integrating bodily
experience with sculptural practice in art education. The proposed
program encourages learners to move beyond perceiving their bodies as
subjects separated from objects, instead recognizing themselves as beings
that generate movement through sensory exchange with objects. By
transforming movement—typically ephemeral—into sculptural records such
as scores and movement sculptures, the program dismantles the binary
between process and outcome. Rather than possessing sculptures as
finalized works, learners experience the incompleteness and fluidity of
form through repeated cycles of deconstruction and recomposition. Such
experiences demonstrate educational potential in shifting learners’
creative attitudes from result-oriented to process-oriented approaches,
while expanding their understanding of fluid identity and sensory
thinking.
In conclusion, this study proposes that performative sculptural education
centered on becoming-object can function as a practical model for
extending contemporary art’s corporeality and performativity into the
context of art education. The contributions of this research lie in
redefining sculptural practice not as the production of fixed forms but as
events generated through relational interactions among body, object, and
material, and in presenting an educational framework that systematically
connects movement and sculpture through Laban Movement Analysis and
the use of scores. However, as a proposal-based study, this research is
limited in that it does not include full-scale classroom implementation or
long-term evaluation of educational effects. Future research should therefore examine qualitative and quantitative outcomes through actual
program application, develop adaptable models for diverse age groups
and educational contexts, and further investigate assessment methods
appropriate to performative sculptural education.