Monthly Archives: July 2016

Thinking Out Loud launch, 14th July

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On 14th July I traveled back to London (I might as well live there) for the launch of Thinking Out Loud at the Open Data Institute.

‘Thinking Out Loud’ is the fifth Data as Culture art exhibition at the Open Data Institute. The exhibition is built around the practice of the 2016 ODI Sound Artist in Residence, Alex McLean, with a group of artists, designers, makers and musicians that he has collaborated with. Openness and processes of making – where any end results are left partly undone – are at the heart of many of the projects on display. The exhibition draws connections between the ways in which humans have captured, encoded and distributed data, and made it meaningful through pattern throughout history. From pre-Columbian Quipu and the ancient art of weaving to computer software environments, it introduces us to creative notions of code, and the ways in which it can carry both language and thought.

Copy Bomb at Thinking Out Loud

Included in the exhibition is one of the Copy Bombs, which was previously exhibited in Permission Taken at Birmingham Open Media, and a new work, data.set. The piece presents data on digital exclusion as an abstract data visualisation.

data.set at Thinking Out Loud

data.set at Thinking Out Loud

data.set at Thinking Out Loud

It was my first time seeing my work in the space and it looks great! My thanks go to Hannah Redler and Alex McLean for including me in this exhibition, which also features work from Felicity Ford, David Griffiths and Julian Rohrhuber, Ellen Harlizius-Klück, Dan Hett, David Littler, Alex McLean, Sam Meech, and Amy Twigger-Holroyd.

The opening also included performances from myself (performing my Sonification Studies piece), Algobabez and Canute. If you weren’t at the launch event or didn’t catch the EulerRoom livestream you can catch it again below:

The exhibition continues until 31st March 2017 and can be viewed by appointment only. Contact dac@theodi.org to book a time slot to go and visit.

There is No Script for This, 28th July

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On 28th July I’ll be at Eastside Projects talking about how my career developed after my studies for There is No Script for This.

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What do people do when they leave art school? How do you begin to develop a career in the visual arts? How long does it take to build momentum? And then how do you maintain it? ‘There is no Script for This’ brings together a broad range of arts professionals to share their experiences of developing their practices, from leaving art school to a point of feeling successful – however they want to define this. This fast-paced survey includes speakers who are artists, curators, project managers, writers and more, and is an ideal opportunity for students, recent graduates and emerging practitioners to hear how others have navigated the early years of their careers.

Speakers include Vanessa Boni, Ruth Claxton, Anneka French, Andrew Gillespie, Ben Neal, Antonio Roberts, Emily Warner, Stuart Whipps and more to be announced.

The event is free and open to the public to attend

Thinking Out Loud, 15th July 2016 – 31st March 2017

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From 15th July 2016 – 31st March 2017 some new work of mine will be included in the group show Thinking Out Loud at the Open Data Institute in London.

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‘Thinking Out Loud’ is the fifth Data as Culture art exhibition at the Open Data Institute. The exhibition is built around the practice of the 2016 ODI Sound Artist in Residence, Alex McLean, with a group of artists, designers, makers and musicians that he has collaborated with. Openness and processes of making – where any end results are left partly undone – are at the heart of many of the projects on display. The exhibition draws connections between the ways in which humans have captured, encoded and distributed data, and made it meaningful through pattern throughout history. From pre-Columbian Quipu and the ancient art of weaving to computer software environments, it introduces us to creative notions of code, and the ways in which it can carry both language and thought.

The exhibition features artists and makers who are driven by radical intentions to expose the inner workings of the systemic structures we live with. We are encouraged to engage with these ourselves through art, software, folk songs, glitch aesthetics, chance encounters and knitted jumpers.

Artists: Felicity Ford, David Griffiths and Julian Rohrhuber, Ellen Harlizius-Klück, Dan Hett, David Littler, Alex McLean, Antonio Roberts, Sam Meech, Amy Twigger-Holroyd

Curated by Alex McLean and Hannah Redler

One of the Copy Bombs will be exhibited in addition to a new piece, data.set, commissioned for this exhibition. Viewings are by appointment only, contact contact dac@theodi.org to arrange a viewing.