Bedingungen der Umgestaltung

23:13 Nov 3, 2014 

of "transformative" or "transformation" would suggest that the artist or the workings of her world are fundamentally changed, wheras the German merely suggests what is involved in reshaping the works that are being created.

17:44 Nov 3, 2014 

Thanks, Ramey.

17:17 Nov 3, 2014 

I would very much like to give you the points on this one, would you post your suggestion please?

17:16 Nov 3, 2014 

Drawing from her creative experience with painting, photography and installation art, the author examines the ***transformative conditions***that arise from the combination of materials as well as the inherent makeup of the substances applied.

16:14 Nov 3, 2014 

"conditions", more in the direction of "circumstances", and "Umgestaltung" seems to go in the direction of "revision" or "adaptation", rather than "transformation" (of what? or whose?)

13:39 Nov 3, 2014 

Conditions captures it well

12:49 Nov 3, 2014 

that arise from the (random) material at hand...

Rauminstallation -> three-dimensional installations (she is considered to be an artist therefore her installations are always "art installations" -superfluous-)

09:09 Nov 3, 2014 

yes, I am tending more toward 'conditions leading to transformation'. As only the summary is translated in the journal, the entire article is not, I think it is important to be as precise as possible. Readers who are truly interested can then contact the author and arrange for a translation.
I have bit more context that I forgot to add:

Mit dem reflexiven Nachvollzug bilderzeugender Handlungen ermöglicht die Autorin differenzierte Einblicke in den dialogischen Raum der Werkentstehung. Sichtbar wird dabei das darin enthaltene Potential, bewusstseinsverändernde Sichtweisen erleben zu können, das sich auf Bereiche der künstlerischen Ausbildung und für die kunsttherapeutische Praxis erweitern lässt.

08:53 Nov 3, 2014 

look more like "conditions" than "requirements" in this context.