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Marc Higgin is a researcher affiliated with the AAU Laboratory (Centre de recherche sur l'espace sonore et l'environnement urbain) at the CRESSON research team, which operates under the UMR CNRS - Université Grenoble Alpes - ENSA Grenoble - Centrale Nantes consortium. His work focuses on sensory studies, material culture, and human-environment relationships, with a particular emphasis on ordinary sensibility as a lens for understanding ecological changes.
Dr. Higgin's educational background includes doctoral research at the University of Aberdeen supervised by Tim Ingold, where he studied visual artists' making practices across different contexts. From 2018 to 2020, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher on the Trajectories project at the PACTE laboratory, examining how daily practices shaped by particular ecologies inform understandings of place in the Romanche Valley.
His current research centers on the SENSA project, which investigates climate change and ecological disruptions through the lens of ordinary sensibility. Dr. Higgin employs research-creation methodologies that blend academic inquiry with artistic practice, frequently using collaborative approaches, film-making, and sound installations. His recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on sensory ethnography, atmospheric studies, and material culture, with increasing emphasis on the Anthropocene and environmental perception.
Dr. Higgin has received recognition through numerous publications in prestigious journals and edited volumes, and he actively participates in international conferences including the International Congress on Ambiances. His collaborative work spans multiple European institutions and reflects interdisciplinary approaches to understanding human-environment relationships.
- Current research project: SENSA (Sensibility as entry point for understanding environmental change)
- Previous postdoctoral work: Trajectories project at PACTE laboratory (2018-2020)
- Doctoral research: University of Aberdeen with Tim Ingold
Dr. Higgin's research group engages in innovative methodologies that bridge academic research and artistic creation, producing outputs that include traditional publications, films, sound installations, and collaborative events. The team's work contributes significantly to understanding how sensory experiences shape our relationship with changing environments.
