Monday 17 December 2007, 13:00
University College London in the Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre
Programme
13:00 Introduction by Prof Michael Horton and Dr Andrew Pelling (LCN)
13:10 Inspired by Nano and Industrial Processes, Dr Frances Geesin
13:30 Imagination, Reason and the Art of Collaboration, Anne Niemetz
14:15 Reception with refreshments
15:15 End of event
Inspired by Nano and Industrial Processes
Dr Frances Geesin
Senior Research Fellow, London College of Fashion,
The University of the Arts, London
Profile
Frances Geesin is a Senior Research Fellow at The London College of Fashion (LCF), The University of the Arts, London. She was awarded her PhD at The Royal College of Art in 1995 and from 1997-2000 was a consultant to Philips Design where her research provided the building blocks for their work into
wearable electronics. Together with her partner Ron Geesin they created interactive sound and light panels for the Science Museum in London. Passionate about materials, she uses industrial shielding and thermoplastic nonwoven fabrics and geotextiles which she electroplates. In 2003 she was awarded the Arts Foundation Fellowship for her work with textiles.
She lectures and exhibits in the UK, Europe and Japan. During the last three years she has been fascinated by developments in the Nano world and, with assistance from scientists, is capturing and interpreting images from electron microscopes to create 2D and 3D work which in turn helps make visible their discoveries to a broader public. For more information visit www.francesgeesin.com
Imagination, Reason and the Art of Collaboration
Anne Niemetz
Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Design
Victoria University of Wellington
Since the 19th century, educational institutions clearly separate the arts, humanities and sciences. Western society in general makes clear divisions between scientific and artistic activities, often forgetting that these disciplines once were one. Media art, a relatively new field within the arts, continues to claim a space in between. Due to its preoccupation with technology, the step towards science is inevitable. In fact, the development of the discipline "media art" was in itself a process of separation from the traditional arts.
Anne Niemetz, media artist and Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Design at Victoria University of Wellington, will speak about the merits and challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration while presenting excerpts of her work, which has been exhibited internationally. In particular she will discuss her ongoing collaboration with Andrew Pelling of the London Centre for Nanotechnology, and their work which attempts to blur the traditional boundaries of art and science.
Profile
Anne Niemetz holds a Media Arts degree from the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe (HfG), Germany (2002) with a focus in digital media and interactive sound installation. She continued her studies at UCLA where she received an MFA in Design and Media Arts (2004). In 2007 she moved to New Zealand, where she holds the position of Senior Lecturer in the Digital Media department at Victoria University Wellington. Her fields of interest and work include video, audio, internet, installation, and stage design. Recent works deal with the scientific discovery of cellular audio and the rediscovery of the video installation.
For more information please visit The Dark Side Of The Cell and adime.de - work by anne niemetz
