The studio, the imagination, the trust in the process, the repetition. And most of all - constantly asking questions about the nature of reality/universe and my place in it.
Space largely determines how work will be perceived, so it's important to keep that in mind. I personally don't always take this into account when creating some projects, but when it comes time to exhibit them I make sure to sync them with the space they will occupy.
Text is important in creating meaning rather, and communicating that meaning. I'm a visual person and images come to me immediately.
I would also like people to become interested in what prompted me to create a work, to direct their attention to a particular topic or point of view. To make them question what it is and how it deserves to be there.
It is a bit relative what is meant by "research approach". In the context of academia and grant applications, logical research and systematic justification play too large a role.
In an artist's practice, research is usually less orderly, but artists have always been explorers - of the world around them, of the body, of ideas, and so on. The important decisions, however, are made intuitively.
