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Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel, style, and food. Hope you have a nice stay!
This season was spurred by the unpredictable events of Covid-19, marking a sudden change in the human relationship and perception of digital technology. Where our digital devices were once criticised for their negative impact on social skills, they quickly became a communal lifeline that built a sense of solidarity in a time of great isolation. As the pandemic altered how we communicated, socialised, worked and created, our devices played a central role in shaping this activity.
Online life thrived as we navigated the new digital material of our daily routines. Bedrooms turned into offices, living rooms into schools, and websites into exhibition spaces. This period was an inspiring time to write, curate and think. Our creative contributors reflected upon the dynamic transformation of these times and the role of technology as a portal to life outside the home.
Megan Wildhood writes from her perspective as a person with autism, filtering through the sensory overload of Zoom calls, online dating and writing workshops. In Misinforming the Public, we explore the misleading onslaught of fake news and governmental instruction, emphasizing the heavy influence of the media at a time where social interaction offers so little. Delving even deeper into the social landscape of the pandemic, Loneliness and the Digitally Divided reflects upon the conditions for those who are less connected.
Finishing the season is a short series reflecting upon curatorial practice on the web. Inspired by the advent of digital exhibitions and online experiences, we have our say on what’s engaging and what can sometimes become lost when experiencing art online.
Blog Short Series #3: Mediated content has become the sole channel for connecting audiences with culture, creating an advent of new engagement practices and a steep learning curve in how these are approached. As audiences disappear into the unknown territories of their homes, what do we know about the quality of their experience?
Blog Short Series #1: Introducing a new set of articles analysing the internet as a medium of expression in art and curatorial practice. As Covid forces industries, practices and disciplines online, how can new digital methods be applied to better communicate their content to audiences?
Join our latest campaign to end loneliness through a letter writing initiative which provides offline solutions for connecting people during lockdown. All the proceeds will be donated to Campaign to End Loneliness. Simply take part by sending a letter to a friend, donating and sharing. Write, donate, communicate!
In the midst of COVID, the world has gone digital. Social life is primarily experienced through the screen, transforming conversations and interactions into a sensory whirlwind. Megan Wildhood shares her perspective as a person with autism through this multimedia essay.
As we each find ourselves facing the coronavirus blindly, online information plays an important role in shaping our behaviour. Governmental instruction has become famous for its lack of clarity, leaving society to think for themselves and rely on each other’s good will. What happens when fake news begins to cloud the truth around our pandemic?
Anna Dumitriu is a British artist who makes work about our relationship with infectious diseases, synthetic biology and robotics. Now in the surprising situation of COVID-19, the artist is immersed in a world she’s always investigated in her art, but perhaps never considered she would be a part of. I speak to Dimitriu about her research and perspective of the coronavirus, and the work she is making in response.
As the pandemic forces us into isolation, we are all at risk of the highly dangerous force of loneliness. Digital platforms have become a communal lifeline amongst friends, colleagues and family, keeping society connected at a time of social disconnection. But what happens to those without WiFi access, or the necessary digital skills to psychologically survive this global social test?
We are delighted to announce that our next season will focus on the subject of pandemics. Examined through the lens of technology and society, we invite artists, writers and creatives alike to submit submissions for this season’s commissions. This is an open call.
