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  • Datamoshing using Avidemux 2.7.0

    Ever since I came across datamoshing in around 2010 via Bob Weisz‘s infamous datamoshing tutorials I have only successfully created a few datamoshed videos “by hand”. Most times the video I created would be completely broken and not in a good way! And so since them I have used semi-automated datamosh scripts for my…

  • Curating the Machine

    Since May 2017, alongside everything else, I been undertaking a fellowship with Near Now in Nottingham. The Fellowship, now in its third iteration, is for anyone interested in developing a project that uses technology in a creative way. For my fellowship I have been conducting research into the relationship been copyright, curating and automation.…

  • Granular: The Material Properties of Noise, 16th January – 3rd February

    From 16th January – 3rd February my 2016 piece Transformative Use will be on show at University of Greenwich as part of Granular: The Material Properties of Noise. Granular noise is explored as a condition of material transfer in this exhibition. A central concern across the works on display is the material state change…

  • Basquiat’s Brain, 12th – 28th January 2018

    From 12th – 28th January a series of animated portraits, developed in response to the Boom for Real Basquiat exhibition, will be on display at Barbican. Barbican young creatives, along with artist and curator Antonio Roberts, present a collection of work in response to Basquiat: Boom for Real Artist and curator Antonio Roberts worked with…

  • </2017>

    After a two year hiatus I’ve decided to bring back the end of year blog posts. As you will have noticed this blog isn’t updated that much aside from event notifications, and as I’m not on Facebook any more it can be a bit difficult to follow what I’m up to (psst look at…

  • CopyCamp 2017 video

    The video of my presentation, No Copyright Infringement Intended, from CopyCamp has now been uploaded. The presentation is largely about the No Copyright Infringement Intended exhibition along with some thoughts about how we can help artists better understand the complex area of copyright. It of course featured sharks 😉 I posted a more detailed…

  • Copyright as Frame and Prison video

    The video from the Copyright as Frame and Prison panel discussion is now online. Many thanks to Michael Clifford for filming it. It was a very lively discussion, touching on many of the issues from the previous talk in Leicester but also had more viewpoints from within the creative industries. Many thanks to Lisa…

  • End of No Copyright Infringement Intended

    After a total of 68 days across two venues No Copyright Infringement Intended ended on 23rd September. It’s been quite a learning experience and I’ve enjoyed pretty much every step of it! It’s been my biggest exhibition to date and I think it was a great success. I’m having a bit of a rest…

  • Copyright as Frame and Prison, 14th September

    Copyright as Frame as Prison, taking part as part of No Copyright Infringement Intended, will be a conversation around the disruptive power of technological innovation on ideas around copyright. Featuring a panel including Nora Al-Badri, one of the artists behind The Other Nefertiti artwork, Lisa Beauchamp, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at Birmingham…