Creating Spaciousness: Art as Inquiry and Post-Intentional Phenomenology as Art.

This article focuses on post-intentional phenomenology (PIP) as a qualitative research approach that intertwines inquiry with artfulness, positioning art and artful inquiry as integral to understanding and expanding qualitative research practices. The authors employ the PIP triangle—a process involving thinking with theory, engaging phenomenological material, and post-reflexion—to explore how PIP creates a multidimensional, agentic space where researchers can navigate their identities and methodologies creatively and reflexively. Drawing on Deleuzoguattarian concepts and personal post-reflexive narratives, the article illustrates how PIP challenges conventional binaries, embraces multiplicity, and values both positive and negative space in inquiry, ultimately framing qualitative research as an inherently artful, process-centered practice. The authors advocate for qualitative researchers to consider art, personal experience, and creative process as foundational to inquiry, thereby expanding the possibilities for knowledge-making within and beyond academic contexts.