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Dutch artist duo Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács are fascinated by the relationship between the screen and the natural world. In our current era of representation, photography has become liquid, changing our very reality through editing, filters and enhancement. This article explores the interweaving of fact and fiction through the digital territories of the artist’s work.
Flicker Fusion Rate, peeling an egg, stop motion without a screen. These are all experiments conducted by artists at the Visual Science of Art conference in Leuven. How can artistic practice be used as a pathway into the science of dementia and psychophysics? Join my journey as I explore my new scientific knowledge in perception gained at this very unique conference.
In 1967, both Guy Debord and Marshall McLuhan released their forward thinking publications exploring the impact of mediated images on society. Fifty two years after publication, both thinkers are considered leading media theorists of their time, with views still relevant in the digital age. What can we learn from Debord and McLuhan about the impact of technology on perception?
A review of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s immersive environment, exploring memory through scientific experimentation. What happens to our words and thoughts as we say them out loud? Is speech something that can be recorded, transformed and preserved and how does the digital age impact this?
PUBLIC PROGRAMME ESSAY #5
It is no secret that kids spend a great deal of their time online, but what does this mean for parents, and should they be doing anything about it? This essay will provide some insight into some common misconceptions often made in relation to generations and digital technology.
A 3 minute video summarising the Cognitive Sensations public programme, hosted by FACT in Liverpool and THECUBE in London. Compromising of 5 events, we learnt about the neurological effects of the digital age and its relationship with artistic practice.
An insight into the research behind The ‘S’ Project, an artistic investigation of the relationship between physical and virtual experiences. Communicating between England and Canada, both artists share their experience as mothers in the digital age, commenting on the rather male centric design of their devices.
My recollections about surveillance in the digital age, following my Q&A at Tate Liverpool with the curator Patrizia Constantin. Hito Steyerl’s artwork provides a fantastic platform for discussion as we interpret her representation of the poor image in society.
How does our consumer driven society influence digital design, and what psychological impact might it have upon users? Drawing from Nir Eyal’s customer engagement manual Hooked: How to build habit-forming products, Vanessa Bartlett explores the various triggers that interface designers deploy to render online environments more habit-forming.
PIBLIC PROGRAMME ESSAY #4
In the fourth event of the Cognitive Sensations programme, THECUBE became host to a conversation exploring the impact of the digital age on identity and health. This essay will explore the transformation of the self through an evaluation of current digital practices in relation to the body.
Time on Instagram is always presented as supplementary information. When an image or video is posted to the newsfeed or story section of an Instagram account, the pictorial and/or audiovisual content of the post is its primary tool for communication. This post is an exploration of the absence of time, and its impact on authenticity and transparence within Instagram.
PUBLIC PROGRAMME ESSAY #3
An essay exploring artistic practice investigating the impact of the digital age on perception. The narrative evolved from my observations of Cognitive Sensations, an event consisting of a series of presentations by a multi-disciplined panel, a participatory artwork called The Artist’s Presence (2018), and a Q&A session. This essay will seek to represent some of the issues we addressed, using examples of artistic practice to illustrate the conversations that artists can bring to the great debate surrounding screen culture.
An insight into The ‘S’ Project, one of the artworks within the Cognitive Sensations exhibition. Artist duo Gudrun Filipska & Carly Butler have been communicating between their respective homes (in the UK and Canada) since the end of 2016, digitally and by post – developing a project entitled ’S’ about transatlantic communication and virtual travel.
PUBLIC PROGRAMME ESSAY #2
An essay exploring the issues discussed in the event ‘Attention and Memory in the Digital Age’. Attention is a hot topic in the great digital debate. We know that multitasking allows us to spread our attention across a number of tasks, but does this allow us to be more focussed or does it simply make us distracted?
Time, as we know it, can broadly be sub-divided into three states; physical time, biological time and psychological time. Historically humans have created different forms of systems to manage and divide time. This essay explores how the smartphone era has impacted these systems, and the human relationship with time.
PUBLIC PROGRAMME ESSAY #1
This essay will investigate how digital technology engagement affects the cognitive process of perception, employing the discourse explored in the opening panel discussion of Cognitive Sensations. In the debate, we discussed the influences of virtual reality and digital technology on the relationship between perception and the environment.
On the morning of the opening, we are getting very excited for our panel discussion exploring perception, and would like to share a promo video with you for Cognitive Sensations.
An introduction to the Cognitive Sensations public programme, investigating the neurological effects of the digital age. Featuring talks, artworks and debates, the programme will uncover several concepts exploring the physiological and psychological changes occurring in humans, as a result of their engagement with digital technology.
