BY KAYLA PARKER The Orcadian artist, Margaret Tait (1918-1999), wrote prose and poetry, and made short films, usually shooting on 16mm with her clockwork Bolex camera. In her cinematic work she explored an array of highly experimental techniques, including painting and scratching on the film surface, from the beginning of her filmmaking career in Italy… Continue reading Feature: “The poetic film-making of Margaret Tait”
Category: Transdisciplinary Creative Practices
One of the 3 key themes of The Arts Institute at Plymouth University.
15 June 2016: Transtechnology Research Seminar on Objects of Affect and Affection
“The Decisive Moment, Instant or Attenuated?” a research presentation by Jacqui Knight in the CogNovo seminar room, Link Building (3rd floor) at Plymouth University 15 June 2016, from 13:00-15:00 Preceded by coffee and tea from 12:30. The representation of the ‘distilled moment’ or ‘decisive moment’, clarifies some things whilst it obscures others; what it obscures is the distinction… Continue reading 15 June 2016: Transtechnology Research Seminar on Objects of Affect and Affection
13 June 2016: Public lecture by Dr Duncan Williams at the Institute of Physics in Reading
Dr Duncan Williams from Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) has been invited to give a public lecture as part of the Institute of Physics lecture series at the William Penney Theatre in Reading. This series of lectures is designed to raise awareness of cutting edge physics research. Duncan will be talking about the ICCMR’s BCMI-MIdAS (brain-computer music… Continue reading 13 June 2016: Public lecture by Dr Duncan Williams at the Institute of Physics in Reading
1-3 July 2016: The Atemporal Image Conference at the Intersections of Art, Science and Culture
The 4th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Imaging at the Intersections of Art, Science and Culture will taking place at Plymouth University between 1st and 3rd July 2016. Our contemporary quotidian lives are becoming increasingly indebted to virtual platforms for social exchange and cultural mediation. The ubiquity of social media has necessitated the birth of virtual graveyards;… Continue reading 1-3 July 2016: The Atemporal Image Conference at the Intersections of Art, Science and Culture
Digital Art installation by Plymouth University researcher in Hong Kong
Plymouth University researcher David Strang, together with Vincent Van Uffelen, has created a digital art installation entitled Transmission+Interference, which is currently being exhibited in Hong Kong at the annual ISEA conference. The ISEA is one of the most prominent arts and technology events in the world, bringing together scholarly, artistic, and scientific domains. Originally installed in Vienna in March 2016, Strang and Uffelen’s interactive installation is… Continue reading Digital Art installation by Plymouth University researcher in Hong Kong
Book now for the next showing of ‘The Cosmic Perspective’
i-DAT proudly presents Plymouth University’s Immersive Vision Theatre, a planetarium reborn as a transdisciplinary instrument for creating and exploring science and art. Come and witness our most popular show, The Cosmic Perspective, a live and interactive demonstration with Luke Christison, tracking the frontiers of cosmic discovery and understanding. This is a journey from Earth to the edge of… Continue reading Book now for the next showing of ‘The Cosmic Perspective’
Professor Roy Ascott honoured by University in Corfu
The Department of Audio and Visual Arts of Ionian University has nominated as the first Honorary Doctors of the Department two of the most ground breaking pioneers of contemporary art, science and theory: Professor Roy Ascott (Plymouth University, UK) and Professor Stelarc (Curtin University, Australia). They will be honoured as part of the 10th Audiovisual Arts Festival in a… Continue reading Professor Roy Ascott honoured by University in Corfu
ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
ICCMR is a laboratory for Computer Music research at Plymouth University and the impact of their recent research into building bio-processors from slime mould is now gaining ground in the USA. Professor Eduardo Miranda and his PhD student, Ed Braund, were invited by BBC Earth to join underwater astronaut David Reichert, award-winning wildlife film maker John Downer… Continue reading ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
Feature: “Anachronistic Intervention: Steampunk, Performativity & Participatory Design”
BY SIMON LOCK The term Steampunk emerged in the 1980s as a classification for a branch of fictional literature and film. It imagines a modern world, but with knowledge, skills and materials as they were during the late Victorian era. The “steam” element of the name is due to the preoccupation with steam engines as… Continue reading Feature: “Anachronistic Intervention: Steampunk, Performativity & Participatory Design”
21 April 2016: Screening of film and discussion about mathematical thinking
You are invited to a screening of THINKING SPACE BY HEIDI MORSTANG THURSDAY 21 APRIL 2016, 17:30-20:00 JILL CRAIGIE CINEMA, ROLAND LEVINSKY BUILDING, PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY ALL WELCOME – FREE ADMISSION Heidi will be joined at this event in conversation with Stephen Huggett, Professor in Pure Mathematics, chaired by the presenter, writer and comedian, Timandra… Continue reading 21 April 2016: Screening of film and discussion about mathematical thinking