You are motivated as much by ideas as by making. You probably enjoy reading, researching, writing, analysing and connecting artworks to wider political, philosophical, historical or cultural contexts. You are curious about how art functions in society, not just what it looks like. You may be drawn to archives, theory, criticism, curation, art writing, institutional critique or art history.

Art school may not always be the obvious choice, a humanities degree, curatorial training or independent research might serve you just as well. The question is whether you want to make work alongside your thinking, or whether writing, curating and criticism feel more like the work itself.