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History in the Making: Experiment Invalidovna, Prague 1961 (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bell, R. (2014, May). History in the Making: Experiment Invalidovna, Prague 1961. Paper presented at (De)constructing Utopia: Design in Eastern Europe from Thaw to Perestroika, University of Sheffield

In this paper I discussed my research on social housing project Experiment Invalidovna (Prague, 1961) and the role of state-commissioned glass, ceramic and furniture designers

Durer’s Rhinoceros: Artists’ approaches to reproducing texture in art (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Parraman, C. (2014, April). Durer’s Rhinoceros: Artists’ approaches to reproducing texture in art. Presented at New Perspectives in Colour, 50th Annual Convention of the Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour, (AISB), University of Goldsmiths, London, UK

Since the introduction of computers, there has been a desire to improve the appearance of computer generated objects in virtual spaces and to be able to display the objects within complex scenes exactly as they appear in reality. This is a straightfo... Read More about Durer’s Rhinoceros: Artists’ approaches to reproducing texture in art.

Glass mold innovation through collaborative research (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Jorgensen, T., & Matthias, G. (2014, March). Glass mold innovation through collaborative research. Presented at Glass Art Society 43rd Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Collaborations between practitioners with different skills and knowledge bases can be a great driver for innovation. Over the last 4 years we have been working together to combine our knowledge bases to develop a new approach in making glass casting... Read More about Glass mold innovation through collaborative research.

A very English process: Underglaze tissue printing for ceramic artists, a collaborative project to reappraise 19th century printing skills (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2014, March). A very English process: Underglaze tissue printing for ceramic artists, a collaborative project to reappraise 19th century printing skills. Paper presented at Material World, NCECA’s 48th Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

The standard text regarding Blue and White underglaze ceramic transfer printing ‘Penny Plain and Twopence coloured’ begins: ‘Transfer printing is a particularly English form of ceramic decoration’(1). Underglaze tissue ceramic transfer printing fir... Read More about A very English process: Underglaze tissue printing for ceramic artists, a collaborative project to reappraise 19th century printing skills.

Illustration Forum 2014 - Witness: Reportage & Documentary (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Gary, E., & Braund, S. (2014, March). Illustration Forum 2014 - Witness: Reportage & Documentary. Presented at Witness Reportage and documentary, Falmouth University, Falmouth, England

Six internationally renowned illustrators visited Falmouth University last week to present at the 12th annual Illustration Forum, 'Witness.' The event was chaired by Gary Embury, senior lecturer at the University of the West of England. Each year... Read More about Illustration Forum 2014 - Witness: Reportage & Documentary.

Talking prints (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. L. (2014, February). Talking prints. Presented at Artlab Contemporary Print, Preston, UK

Based at the University of the West of England, Bristol, the book arts forms a small part of the Centre for Fine Print Research, where the research focus is on the production and investigation of the physical artefact, primarily predicated in print.... Read More about Talking prints.

Beyond Blue (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S., Huson, D., Halfpenny, P., Baskeyfield, J., Hodes, C., Scott, P., …Orr, C. (2014, January). Beyond Blue. Presented at Beyond Blue Symposium, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

This symposium led by Professor Stephen Hoskins and David Huson brought together leading academic researchers, industry experts and artists to discuss underglaze tissue ceramic printing.

Invited lecture by Paul Laidler (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Laidler, P. (2013, October). Invited lecture by Paul Laidler. Presented at Edinburgh Printmakers Lecture Series, Edinburgh Printmakers

Paul Laidler will talk about the development of a digital print publishing practice entitled CFPR Editions (www.cfpreditions.co.uk) and the recent exhibition that he curated entitled "just press print". This title was chosen to highlight that althoug... Read More about Invited lecture by Paul Laidler.

Everything we do begins with a conversation (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. L. (2013, October). Everything we do begins with a conversation. Paper presented at Perspectivas do Livro de Artista - O livro de artista na universidade (Perspectives of the artist's book - The Artist's Book and the University), Centro Cultural UFMG, Brazil

Sarah Bodman was invited to give this presentation as part of the panel The Artist’s Book as a Tool for Research at the seminar Perspectivas do Livro de Artista - O livro de artista na universidade (Perspectives of the artist's book - The Artist's Bo... Read More about Everything we do begins with a conversation.

The social vocabulary of Hidden Presence: British History and the need to talk through the silence and acknowledge true stories of African presence (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2013, October). The social vocabulary of Hidden Presence: British History and the need to talk through the silence and acknowledge true stories of African presence

When British spaces, rural and otherwise, are full of celebrated and re-told myths and legends – from sites such as Stonehenge through to character based fables such as Robin Hood – why do some resist to allow true stories, which are no less fantasti... Read More about The social vocabulary of Hidden Presence: British History and the need to talk through the silence and acknowledge true stories of African presence.

Chair of discussion panel: The role of the sketchbook in contemporary fine art practice (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. L. (2013, September). Chair of discussion panel: The role of the sketchbook in contemporary fine art practice. Presented at The Role of the Sketchbook in Contemporary Fine Art Practice, Rabley Drawing Centre, Marlborough, Wiltshire' UK

The Role of the Sketchbook in Contemporary Fine Art Practice Seminar.

Photographed space and the (no)body (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Lovett, G. (2013, September). Photographed space and the (no)body. Paper presented at Interior 2013, Slovakia, Bratislava

Architecture journals present to us new buildings, pioneering ideas and triumphs of creative innovation... yet they are largely deserted. This paper argues against the negative impact of this on design culture and a resultant aspiration to design spa... Read More about Photographed space and the (no)body.

Hidden Presence: British history and the need to acknowledge true stories with African descendent casts (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2013, September). Hidden Presence: British history and the need to acknowledge true stories with African descendent casts. Paper presented at Black History in Wiltshire Symposium, East Tytherton

British culture is full of legend and folklore, yet true stories about the Black presence in pre-20th century UK, which on the surface are even more fantastical than fiction, struggles to find a place in the historical British narrative. The functi... Read More about Hidden Presence: British history and the need to acknowledge true stories with African descendent casts.

Walking interconnections: Researching the lived experience of disabled people for a sustainable society (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S., Adams, S., & Heddon, D. (2013, September). Walking interconnections: Researching the lived experience of disabled people for a sustainable society. Paper presented at Walking in the City: Mapping Borders Symposium, The Parlour Rooms, Bristol

‘Walking Interconnections’ is the name of a collaborative research project. As the name suggests, the project’s focus is on the ways in which walking, as an activity, can prompt the sharing of experiences between people. The interconnections we expl... Read More about Walking interconnections: Researching the lived experience of disabled people for a sustainable society.

“The time of my life” – photogravure portraiture (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Moseley, P. (2013, August). “The time of my life” – photogravure portraiture. Presented at Impact 8 Conference, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

My gravure portraiture series is focused on explorations of the textural and tonal characteristics of early photographic printmaking processes. Print surface and texture is central to this project, complementing the choice of mature and older subject... Read More about “The time of my life” – photogravure portraiture.

Poster presentation: Investigating letterpress as a contemporary process within book arts practice (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Butler, A. (2013, August). Poster presentation: Investigating letterpress as a contemporary process within book arts practice. Poster presented at IMPACT 8 Conference, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

I am interested in examining how we learn to design and create artists’ books through letterpress; to gain an understanding of how contemporary book artists using letterpress have influenced what is produced in the field, and how this relates back in... Read More about Poster presentation: Investigating letterpress as a contemporary process within book arts practice.

Manipulation of inkjet negative/positive transparencies to manage the image reflectance density, tonal gradation and contrast of photogravure, platinum, carbon transfer and other photographic contact printing processes. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Moseley, P. (2013, August). Manipulation of inkjet negative/positive transparencies to manage the image reflectance density, tonal gradation and contrast of photogravure, platinum, carbon transfer and other photographic contact printing processes. Presented at Impact 8, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

Traditionally, positive transparencies for photogravure intaglio printing and negative transparencies for platinum and carbon-tissue transfer printing were produced from photographic film, providing continuous tone images of great detail, tonality an... Read More about Manipulation of inkjet negative/positive transparencies to manage the image reflectance density, tonal gradation and contrast of photogravure, platinum, carbon transfer and other photographic contact printing processes..

Can contemporary materials and modern day techniques be used to create 3D-printed ceramics inspired by ancient Egyptian faience? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Vaughan, K. (2013, August). Can contemporary materials and modern day techniques be used to create 3D-printed ceramics inspired by ancient Egyptian faience?. Poster presented at Impact 8 Conference, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

The Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR) at the University of the West of England has recently been awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council for a three year research project entitled “Can Egyptian Paste Techniques (Faience) be... Read More about Can contemporary materials and modern day techniques be used to create 3D-printed ceramics inspired by ancient Egyptian faience?.

Appropriation and creation: Artists’ books and extant narrative (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. L. (2013, July). Appropriation and creation: Artists’ books and extant narrative. Paper presented at Book Art Biennial 2013, Minnesota, USA

The Book Art Biennial 2013 explored in depth the common threads between book art and film. Historically as well as in contemporary practice, artists blur and perforate the boundaries between these two disciplines, both of which are time-based and gro... Read More about Appropriation and creation: Artists’ books and extant narrative.

Enthusiastic facilitator, reluctant anthropologist (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2013, July). Enthusiastic facilitator, reluctant anthropologist. Paper presented at International Visual Sociology Association, Goldsmiths, London, UK

After 17 years of working in community media video projects as a facilitator and later as a researcher, I felt the time was right to now reconnect with my own creative practice of photography and filmmaking. As a facilitator I was ever conscious of t... Read More about Enthusiastic facilitator, reluctant anthropologist.