Drawing a Hypothesis is a reader on the ontology of forms of visualisation and on the development of the diagrammatic perspective and its use in contemporary art, science, and theory.

Based on his artistic practice, Nikolaus Gansterer reveals drawing as a core medium of research, which enables the emergence of new narratives by tracing the speculative and performative potential of diagrams. Due to its ability to mediate between perception and reflection, drawing plays a fundamental role in the production and communication of knowledge. The book is a rich compendium of figures of thought, which moves from scientific representation through artistic interpretation, and vice versa.

Drawing a Hypothesis is a reader on the ontology of forms of visualisation and on the development of the diagrammatic perspective and its use in contemporary art, science, and theory.

Based on his artistic practice, Nikolaus Gansterer reveals drawing as a core medium of research, which enables the emergence of new narratives by tracing the speculative and performative potential of diagrams. Due to its ability to mediate between perception and reflection, drawing plays a fundamental role in the production and communication of knowledge. The book is a rich compendium of figures of thought, which moves from scientific representation through artistic interpretation, and vice versa.

Drawing a Hypothesis ist ein Lesebuch über die Ontologie von Visualisierungsformen und die Entwicklung der diagrammatischen Perspektive und ihrer Anwendung in Kunst und Wissenschaft.

Nikolaus Gansterer zeigt an Hand seiner künstlerischen Praxis, dass Zeichnen ein zentrales Medium der Forschung ist, das neue Formen der Narration ermöglicht und spürt gleichzeitig das spekulative und performative Potential von Diagrammen auf. Auf Grund der Möglichkeit zwischen Wahrnehmung und Reflexion zu vermitteln, spielt die Zeichnung in der Produktion und Kommunikation von Wissen eine wesentliche Rolle. Die Publikation ist ein umfassendes Kompendium von Denkfiguren, das sich entlang der Grenze von wissenschaftlicher Darstellbarkeit mit künstlerischen Mitteln und vice versa bewegt.