Design/Body/Sense:Physical and Psychical Embodiment in Design
The Annual Design History Society Conference 2007
Kingston University, London
5-7 September 2007
The deadline for early registration is fast approaching (1 July), so don't
forget to book your place at the conference to take advantage of the
discounted attendance fee.
We hope to see you all in September.
Kind regards
Dr Trevor Keeble and Juliette Kristensen
Convenors
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GO DIGITAL AT MoDA:
Be the first to test our new visitor web application Artstream at MoDA’s
outdoor show.
You are invited to help us trial an exciting new way of enjoying the museum!
Sculpting the Suburban Landscape, opening on 19 June, is special in that we
are trialling a new application, called Artstream, aimed at making your
exhibition experience more enjoyable, personal and memorable. Artstream
extends your experience of this exhibition to the mobile phone and the web.
MoDA’s Sixth Annual Outdoor Show Sculpting the Suburban Landscape challenges
the notion of the English traditional domestic garden in multi-cultural
Britain. It complements MoDA’s indoor exhibition, The Suburban Landscape:
Two Hundred years of Gardens and Gardening. Each of the ten plots, five
front gardens and five back gardens, has been ‘landscaped’ by artists with a
keen eye on the changing nature of the garden.
What do you need? Artstream is best experienced with a mobile phone in the
museum while you’re there. For this, you need a mobile phone with Internet
access. However, even if you don’t, you can still explore the exhibition,
capture your experiences and find out what others think, using your computer
at home after the exhibition
How does it work?
It’s easiest if you pre-register online now (a fast 1-minute registration)
before you arrive. Start by following this link: http://www.artstream.org.uk
When you arrive at the museum, sign in using your mobile phone by following
this link: http://artstream.mobi. With this, while you’re at the museum you
can then:
• Learn about the artworks you like and the artist who created them
• Mark favourites for future reference
• Add your comments and ratings
• View what other people said and what’s popular
When you return home, you will receive an email with a link to your personal
Artstream page, which you can review from your computer at your convenience,
including the following features:
• Review your favourite artworks, comments and ratings
• Learn more about the background of the artworks you liked
• View larger images
• Share your visit with a friend
• Upload your own pictures of artworks and share them with others
To encourage you to participate in this trial, we offer every participant a
free ticket to an exclusive tour of the exhibition with a talk by its
curator Jolanta Jagiello.
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From: Rebekka Kill <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 15 June 2007 19:29:41 BDT
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Conference, commissions, deadline June 07
Apologies for cross postings
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CALL FOR PAPERS, INSTALLATIONS & PERFORMANCES
(re)Actor2: The Second International Conference on Digital Live Art
"Bad Girls, Gadgets & Guerrilla Performance"
Broadcasting House & Leeds Met Gallery
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
September 10th, 2007
http://www.digitalliveart.com
Sponsored by the Arts Council of England, University of Leeds, Leeds
Metropolitan University, BigDog Interactive and Nokia
jointly organised by the School of Performance and Cultural Industries –
University of Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University and BigDog Interactive
ABOUT
Digital Live Art is the intersection of Human-computer Interaction (HCI),
Live Art and Computing. (re)Actor2: The Second International Conference on
Digital Live Art seeks to bring together practitioners and academics from
the varying worlds of Live Art, Computing and HCI for a lively debate and
event which will explore this emerging field. We are particularly interested
in unanticipated performance spaces and playful arenas, such as festivals
and nightclubs.
This year's theme, BAD GIRLS, GADGETS & GUERRILLA PERFORMANCE focuses on
women who are practicing at the intersection of Computing and Live Art. In
focusing on women, Computing and the Arts, this year we look to celebrate
the diverse skills, knowledge and experience that women bring to the field.
It is our hope that bringing these people together will foster an
environment for mutual learning, mentoring and support. Proposals and
participation are welcomed from all genders.
KEYNOTE
Our keynote presentation this year will be from the Guerrilla Girls
(www.guerrillagirls.com) of New York. In 1985, a group of women artists
founded the Guerrilla Girls. They assumed the names of dead women artists
and wore gorilla masks in public, concealing their identities and focusing
on the issues rather than their personalities. Between 1985 and 2000,
closeto 100 women, working collectively and anonymously, produced posters,
billboards, public actions, books and other projects to make feminism funny
and fashionable. At the turn of the millennium, three separate and
independent incorporated groups formed to bring fake fur and feminism to new
frontiers. Guerrilla Girls, Inc., www.guerrillagirls.com, was established by
two founding Guerrilla Girls and other members to continue the use of
provocative text, visuals and humor in the service of feminism and social
change. They have written several books and create projects about the art
world, film, politics and pop culture. They travel the world, talking about
the issues and their experiences as feminist masked avengers, reinventing
the “f” word into the 21st century. They could be anyone; they are everywhere.
VENUE – DAYTIME EVENT
As before, this year we include both a daytime and evening event. The formal
daytime event will take place in the old BBC Broadcasting House, a newly
refurbished building at Leeds Metropolitan University on Monday, September
10th, 2007. The day will consist of keynote presentations, formal papers and
interactive installations. Leeds Met Gallery will curate a special
exhibition which will see some of the accepted proposals exhibited in the
gallery during the conference.
EVENING AFTER PARTY
The daytime event will be followed by an exhilarating after party with
commissioned installations, DJs, VJs and live performances in the vibrant
city of Leeds. Commissioned performances will be followed by the incredible
Lost Vagueness http://www.lostvagueness.com/ of Glastonbury fame. Over the
years, Lost Vagueness has picked up a reputation for being the most anarchic
and culturally twisted location at the festival, a place where performers
and guests languish together in the warped decadence of the surroundings.
This will be the first time Lost Vagueness has performed in the city of Leeds.
FUNDING
We have a limited number commissions available for live performances and
installations. You can make a request for funding when you submit your
proposal. We also have a limited number of travel bursaries available for
those who may not be otherwise able to make it to the conference.
PROPOSALS
All proposals will be peer reviewed by the conference committee. Proposals
must not exceed the 2-page limit and must be prepared using the conference
publications format provided on our website. However, you may provide
additional info (links to digital material including online video, photos
and websites) using the third page of the proposal template. We are
accepting proposals for:
* academic paper presentations (day)
* live performances (including DJ/VJ sets) (day and evening)
* interactive installations (day and evening)
Topics of interest included but definitely not limited to:
· Technology as a vehicle for social and peformative interactivity
· Human-computer interaction and intervention
· Women, performance and technology
· Audience behaviour and rules of engagement in interactive works
· Non-complicit performance
· Stumble performance and digital live encounters
· Guerrilla interventions
· Performative contracts – rule making and rule breaking
· Digital/live performance and the club space
· Experimental visual and sonic interfaces for live performance
· Performance and social infection
Accepted proposals will be published in the conference proceedings and
included on our website. Following last year’s conference, participants were
invited to submit their papers to a special edition of the International
Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media on Digital Live Art (2007 -
Intellect Press). A similar publication will be produced from this year's
conference.
IMPORTANT DATES
Proposal submission deadline: 28th June, 2007
Notification of acceptance: 28th July, 2007
Conference date: September 10th, 2007
(re)Actor DIRECTORS
Jennifer Sheridan, BigDog Interactive
Alice Bayliss, University of Leeds
CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Rebekka Kill, Leeds Metropolitan University
Alice Bayliss, University of Leeds
Jennifer Sheridan, BigDog Interactive
EVENT ADMINISTRATION
Patsy Robertshaw, Leeds Met University
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Maribeth Back, FX PAL, California
Christopher Baugh, University of Leeds
Steve Benford, University of Nottingham
Joanna Berzowska, Concordia University
Teresa Brayshaw, Leeds Metropolitan University
Daniel Brine, Live Art Development Agency, UK
Susan Broadhurst, Brunel University
Nick Bryan-Kinns, Queen Mary, University of London
Linda Candy, University of Technology, Sydney
David Collins, Doncaster College
Beatriz da Costa, University of California
Steve Dixon, Brunel University
Jon Dovey, Bristol University
Linda Drew, Chelsea College of Art and Design
Matt Fenton, Nuffield Theatre Lancaster
Geraldine Fitzpatrick, University of Sussex
Bill Gaver, Goldsmiths University of London
Gabriella Giannachi, University of Exeter
Ceri Hand, Metal, Liverpool
Rania Ho, Korean Advanced Institute of Culture & Technology
Moira Innes, Leeds Met Gallery
Clare Jackson, Axis
Lois Keidan, Live Art Development Agency, UK
Boriana Koleva, University of Nottingham
Charles Kriel, London Metropolitan University
Annie Lloyd, Leeds Metropolitan University
Suzy Mason, Speedqueen, UK
Jill Morgan, Leeds Metropolitan University
Angela Piccini, Bristol University
Sita Popat, University of Leeds
Michelle Teran, Artist, Canada
Mick Wallis, University of Leeds
Rebekka Kill
Creative Enterprise Project Developer
Teaching Fellow and Enterprise Pioneer
Leeds Metropolitan University
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From: Deborah Sugg Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 21 June 2007 12:48:14 BDT
To: [log in to unmask]
Cc: Deborah Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Associate Research Fellow: Creative Industries in the South West
Associate Research Fellow: Cultural Geography
To be advertised on www.jobs.ac.uk very shortly
We are seeking to appoint an Associate Research Fellow to work with Dr David
Harvey and Dr Nicola Thomas on a project funded by the Arts and Humanities
Research Council (AHRC), entitled: Negotiating the cultural politics and
poetics of identity within the creative industries of South West Britain.
The South West incorporates a diverse geographical area (from
Gloucestershire, to Cornwall, to Dorset), which has no distinctive
territorial identity, yet encompasses many strong place-based local
identities. These identities are often represented through the creative
industries, some of which have deeply embedded roots and continue to exert a
powerful imaginary, influencing the production and consumption of creative
work and attracting makers to the area. The aim of this project is to
configure a new relational understanding of place that stresses the spatial
connections and the relational identities that are practiced by makers
within the creative industries, and the broader institutional context they
are increasingly cast in. By moving the focus away from the policy driven
demands of the creative economy towards a focus on understanding the acts of
creativity undertaken, we aim to understand how creative makers negotiate
their place in the ‘becoming’ of the region of SW Britain.
The three inter-related objectives are:
• To trace the biographies of creative making and makers in the South West
• To understand the relational nature of identities that are negotiated and
contested through the practices of creative making in the South West
• To assess the construction of ‘new regionalism’ in the South West in
relation to the creative industries
For more detailed information about this project, see the PDF file at:
http://www.sogaer.ex.ac.uk/geography/pdf_files/AHRC%20Outline%20Proposal.pdf
The position is due to commence 1 October 2007 or as soon as possible
thereafter for 36 months.
Applicants should have a PhD in Geography or related discipline, and a clear
understanding of the current research in Cultural Geography. The post-holder
will be responsible for the primary data collection and analysis, and will
be jointly responsible for the writing of articles and the writing and
presentation of conference papers.
The successful applicant will be an employee of the University of Exeter.
To apply please send a completed application form to Helen Pisarska, School
of Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources, University of Exeter, Amory
Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ or email [log in to unmask]
Further details are available from Dr David Harvey: telephone +44 (0) 1392
263330; e-mail [log in to unmask] or Dr Nicola Thomas: telephone
+44 (0) 1392 264449; e-mail [log in to unmask]
Closing date for completed applications is 12th July 2006. We expect to hold
interviews in Exeter on 27th July 2007.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
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From: Deborah Sugg Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 21 June 2007 12:49:17 BDT
To: [log in to unmask]
Cc: Deborah Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: PhD Sudentship: Cultural Geographies of Public Art
PhD Studentship
Cultural Geographies of Public Art: Creative Industries and the Region
Funded by AHRC
To be advertised on www.jobs.ac.uk at the end of July
During the last ten years, the creative industries have moved from the
fringe to the heart of the UK economy. In addition to this economic
importance, the link between the creative arts and the social health of the
nation has been championed. As a result, urban regeneration projects have
incorporated public art at a variety of scales from the flagship
'institutional' public art that is incorporated into large-scale urban
developments, to 'neighbourhood' pubic art regeneration projects that
articulate a community driven participatory approach (Hall, 1995, 1997; Hall
and Robertson, 2001; Matarasso,1997; Dwelly, 2001).
The South West has received significant 'institutional' and 'neighbourhood'
regional public arts funding in recent years (largely focused around
Bristol, and at other sites of urban regeneration). In addition, informal
acts of creative making have become 'public' in unexpected ways. Some of
these acts have included approaches linked to 'new genre' public art that
has developed from a critique of large-scale economic regeneration driven
projects (Deutsche, 1991, Lacy 1995, Wainwright, 1997). 'New genre' public
art addresses the promotion of social and ecological well being at a local
level, often articulating issues of uneven development and marginalisation.
This project studentship will analyse the 'making of public art' in the
South West. It will develop the relational framework to firstly address the
act of making of those engaged in creating art that is destined for publicly
available display spaces (including an examination of commissioning
processes alongside the artistic production of the works themselves).
Secondly it will address the act of making meaning by members of the public
who engage with art in the spaces in which it is displayed. It is
anticipated that these publicly available display spaces will include urban
centres, but will also address the unexpected spaces of display (the
motorway, the rural lane, the beach).
NB: This studentship is linked to an AHRC-funded Research Project entitled:
Negotiating the cultural politics and poetics of identity within the
creative industries of South West Britain. For more detailed information
about this project, see the PDF file at:
http://www.sogaer.ex.ac.uk/geography/pdf_files/AHRC%20Outline%20Proposal.pdf
The studentship is due to commence 1 October 2007, and will be full time for
three years.
Further details are available from Dr David Harvey: telephone +44 (0) 1392
263330; e-mail [log in to unmask] or Dr Nicola Thomas: telephone +44
(0) 1392 264449; e-mail [log in to unmask]
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