Art/Science

Alan Blackwell

Cambridge University Computer Laboratory

Crucible Network for Research in Interdisciplinary Design

UK Landmarks

• ICA Cybernetic Serendipity (1968)

• The Arts Catalyst– Triscott & La Frenais, commissioning and curatorship

• Loughborough Creativity and Cognition Research Studios– Edmonds & Candy

• Wellcome Trust sciart initiative• Arts Council (Bronac Ferran’s Collaborative Arts Unit)

– Year of the Artist residencies (2001)– New Technology Arts Fellowships (2002/3)– ACE / AHRC Collaborative Fellowships (2004/5)– Blue Sky / Interact Placements (2006/7)

• NESTA – “Dreamtime”, “FutureLab”, “Crucible” etc

• Leverhulme – Artists in Residence• Design Council – Designers in Residence• ICA – Scientist in Residence (Daniel Glaser)

Illustrations

Reflection on practice

Interdisciplinary Innovation:strategic creation or self-organising success?

Why?

Illustration

Bodleian Library

Inspiration

Sergey Dorogovtsev

Invention

Design

Meret Oppenheim

Celebrity

Picture Gallery of Physicists - Joachim Reinhardt

Entertaining the troops

Marlene Dietrich entertaining soldiers of the Third Army (The Lorraine Campaign)

The artist’s toyshop

Critical accountability

Copyright: 2003, Florida Center for Instructional Technology

Constructing the user

Physogs Board Game – Waddy Productions