Art and Technology

Drawing from a brief history of contemporary artists working with the tools and content of science and technology, I will introduce the emerging focus of the Time and Interactivity Area within the Department of Art. This new media hybrid of electronics, computation and fabrication engages students in artistic investigations with tangible media.

In the process of presenting this overview, I will introduce my current research project, Light Sensitive, a new participatory artwork that will engage people in contemplation as an interactive, social experience within the urban environment. The focal phenomenon for contemplation in “Light Sensitive” will be bioluminescence. Characteristic of this genre of participatory installation art, people will complete the artwork as they engage with a range of kinetic and interactive technologies, to move the water that will then stimulate this bioluminescent glow in a series of interactive vessels, fountains and pools.