Digital Aesthetic 3: Oct-Dec, 2012

Digital Aesthetic 3 is the final manifestation of The Digital Aesthetic Project (2001-2012), a collaboration between The Electronic & Digital Art Unit (EDAU) at the University of Central Lancashire and the Harris Museum, Preston. This event, which includes a three month exhibition at the Harris Museum and The PR1 Gallery begins with a two-day symposium on Oct 5th and 6th, 2012, with the exhibition preview on the evening of Friday, Oct 5th.

Previous exhibitions and symposia in the series were The Digital Aesthetic (2001): Malcolm le Grice, Steina & Woody Vasulka, Sean Cubitt, Dan Reeves, Susan Collins, Paul Coldwell, Catherine Elwes, Jane Prophet, David Garcia, Marty St James, Nick Crowe, Katherine Meynell, Simon Biggs, David Bickerstaff/ Chris Wainwright, Stephen Johnstone/Graham Ellard and Michael Gibbs.

Digital Aesthetic 2 (2007): Peter Appleton, Simon Blackmore, Boredom Research, Vince Briffa, Robert Cahen, Susan Collins, Sean Cubitt, e-boy,  David Garcia, Charlie Gere, Stephan Gec, Gary Hill, Avi Rosen, Bill Seaman, Paul Sermon, David Surman,  Jon Thompson/Alison Craighead, The Vasulkas, Andrea Zapp and Lori Zippay.

Confirmed participants for Digital Aesthetic 3 include: Mark Amerika (USA),  Keith Brown (UK), Peter Callas (Australia), Sophie Calle (France), Peter Campus (USA), Maria Chatzichristodoulou (UK/Greece), Paul Coldwell (UK), Sarah Cook (UK), Sean Cubitt (UK), Brendan Davies (UK), Stefanie Dykes (USA), Arthur Elsenaar (Netherlands), Terry Flaxton (UK), Beryl Graham (UK), Harrison and Wood (UK), Takahiko Iimura (Japan), Jo Lansley/Neta Madahar (UK), Ingrid Ledent (Belgium), Adam Lockhart (UK), Yuan Goang-Ming (Taiwan), Marilene Oliver (UK), Alexa Wright (UK) and Katsutoshi Yuasa (Japan).

Moving my Studio

Rocinante arrives at Cuckoo Farm Studios laden with stuff

I am in the process of retiring from teaching and as part of this I have begun moving studios from my research unit (EDAU) at Uclan in Preston to Cuckoo Farm Studios in Colchester, Essex. As this is going to have to be a gradual process, I made the first trip yesterday, taking the first load to its new home.

Interviews with Australian Video Artists now on-line.

Transcripts of a series of interviews I made with prominent Australian video artists during Oct 2011 have now been posted on this site. See Writings/Interviews section to see full transcripts of interviews with Warren Burt, Stephen Jones, Peter Callas, Gary Willis. John Gillies and Peter Kennedy.

My interview with the pioneering Japanese film-maker and video artist Takahiko Iimura will be published in the  next edition of MIRAJ (Moving Image Research Art Journal) in Spring 2012.

Research in Melbourne and Sydney: Oct 10th-23rd

Sydney Opera House from the Harbour

I have just returned from two weeks in Australia, visiting Melbourne and Sydney to interview artists who began working with video in the 1970’s and 80’s. Spent time in the Faculty of Art and Design and the Dept of Theory of Art & Design at Monash University, Melbourne. Dr Elena Galimberti, researcher at the Australian Video Art Archive enabled me to make contact with a number of important Australian artists as well as view work and access texts and background info. Met a number of key staff involved with research and teaching there including Professor Anne Marsh, Director of the Art Theory programme, Matthew Perkins, Studio Co-ordinator for New Media, Dr Dan Palmer, Senior Lecturer in Art Theory and Dr Vince Dziekan, Associate Dean, Research at Monash.

Artists  I interviewed in Melbourne included Warren Burt, Gary Willis and Peter Kennedy. I also met with Fiona Trigg, Assistant Curator at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image and had a personal tour of the excellent facilities and exhibition space there.

In Sydney I met with Professor Ross Harley, Head of School of Media Arts, College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales. Artists interviewed include John Gillies, Peter Callas and Stephen Jones.

New collaborative project with Robert Cahen and Terry Flaxton

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Robert Cahen & Terry Flaxton, Sept 2011

Last week I began working on a new project with Terry Flaxton and Robert Cahen to develop a collaborative exhibition of moving image installation work. We spent three days at Terry’s studio in Somerset working together and discussing our approach, ideas, themes and working methods.

Interview with Robert Cahen and Chris Meigh-Andrews by Terry Flaxton