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Abstract
This short feature documents elements of research in advance of a long-term work. Rather than a technical account or retrospective, the aim is to demonstrate by example how research itself is a primary process, illustrated by work carried out at the Institute of Creative Technologies (IOCT) during the last few years. When creative output is appraised only from its visible results, something is lost in the telling; carefully selected public facets rarely convey the depths of the underlying lines of inquiry. The research covered is for a work that generates quantitative data, driving visualisations of human movement, proximity and orientation. The aim is to reveal how these literal data reflect our relationships to one another in social settings. To contextualise the current process, complex systems, dynamic pattern formation and other works are also mentioned. As a personal account, it seemed appropriate to supplement the usual academic passive voice with first-person narrative.
Additional information
Dave Everitt originally qualified as a Fine Artist, and has been a research fellow at the Institute of Creative Technologies at De Montfort University, Leicester, since 2007. During that time he has completed projects as diverse as the 3-D modelling of archaeological artefacts and interfaces to energy monitoring systems designed to encourage the social awareness of environmental impact. Apart from the odd early doodle in the programming language Logo, and (with more intent) Apple's Hypercard and Hypertalk language, his engagement with technology in art practice began in 1998 with a residency at the former Gallery of the Future, and subsequently with collaborations as a visiting researcher at Creativity and Cognition Research Studios, both at Loughborough University.