Lydia (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in the School of Education, Communication & Society at King's College London.

She holds an MA in Education in Arts & Cultural Settings from King's and an MA in International Relations from the University of Essex. She is also a professionally trained dancer and dance teacher. She has a background of teaching in the performing arts and of developing and delivering arts educational workshops for museums.

She regularly teaches a session on 'Installation art as a form of participation in the arts' for the MA Education in Arts & Cultural Settings.

Lydia is also a full-time member of staff at King's, working as a communications and content specialist in the Students and Education Directorate (SED).

Thesis Title

Learning through installation art interactions: an exploration of innovative approaches to gallery and museum visitor experiences.

Abstract

Lydia’s research on the interactions of museum and gallery visitors with installation art examines the role that these interactions play within the artistic process and their significance or impact on the artwork, the artist, the organisation and the visitor experience. Through this examination she aims to explore how museums and galleries can develop new ways for becoming more inclusive and relevant to wider and more diverse audiences .Her study stems from her experience as an arts educator, dancer and choreographer and her arts-based methodological approach involves movement as inquiry as well as narrative writing, applied to different stages of the research, from data collection to analysis and interpretation.

Pure Profile

https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/lydia-kapournioti/

Supervisors

Dr Anwar Tlili (Primary)

Prof Heather King (Secondary)