Collaboration Mechanisms and Performance Analysis in Art and Science-Technology Convergence Projects: A Case Study of “Artience Daejeon”

This study analyzed the collaboration mechanisms and performance of art-science convergence projects, focusing on the cooperative dynamics between artists and researchers in science and technology. It aimed to propose effective directions for successful interdisciplinary collaboration. In-depth interviews were conducted with participating artists and researchers involved in “Artience Daejeon,”a program designed to expand artistic creation through convergence with scientific and technological fields. The collected data were qualitatively analyzed using NVivo 15. The analysis revealed that the program’s artist-centered structure led, in some cases, to misaligned goals, unbalanced roles, and a lack of mutual understanding of task-specific skills among collaborators. These factors collectively limited the program’s primary goal of expanding artistic creation. However, several cases showed that participants experienced creative insights through the collaborative process. This highlights that setting shared goals, achieving a balanced role distribution, establishing trust, and understanding each other’s professional skills are critical for successful collaboration. This study examined the actual processes of collaboration in art science projects and suggesting structural and practical improvements to enhance their performance. Future research should engage directly in collaborative settings or employ real-time observations to more precisely analyze how collaboration mechanisms function and how performance is produced in practice.