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university of hertfordshire
Peter's research interests centre on a variety of media practices, with moving image, sound and interactive media all used to develop narratives (or perhaps more appropriately, 'tableaux'), and to construct media paraphernalia associated with various invented organisations.
A recent series of moving image work combined live action video with computer-generated vegetation. This work juxtaposes a basic gestural language with synthetic plant growth, and addresses some concerns of 'new cinema'. A specific concern is the challenge of composited imagery to the primacy of editing in making meaning. These works have been shown nationally and at international art fairs.
Other recent work incorporated moving imagery, sound and the physical stuff of electronics. These works concern the human subject within a larger technological or ideological system, and have been exhibited nationally and internationally, in the latter case with support from the British Council.
Peter has also been a core member of a project known as Nanostate, with Brian Chadwick, James Hutchinson (University of Sunderland) and others. This project examined some ideas around citizenship, the nation state and territorial integrity. This collaborative project received support from the Arts Council of England (National Lottery Fund). The work (now no longer current) can be found at http://www.nanostate.org/
A recent collaboration with Alan Peacock involved an investigation of the potential of arts-led content for hand-held computers. This project led to them being short-listed for the Cambridge University / Kettle's Yard 'New Technology Arts Fellowship' in 2001.
Current work in progress:
His current research and practice centres on the media artefacts produced by NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) such as charities. This is taking the form of a variety of media outcomes which emulate (for example) fund-raising videos, web presence and other institutional paraphernalia.
Other research interests include the creation of online spaces for arts practice and ideas dissemination - such as web radio.
Supervisory Interests:
Areas of supervision
- The composited moving image
- Gallery-based moving image work
- Digital Art / Media
- Interactive Media
- Net art / web art
- Organisations and their use of media
July/August 2003: Exhibition
Exhumed, Museum of Garden History, London. Group exhibition co-curated by Danielle Arnaud, Jordan Kaplan, and Philip Norman. Publication ISBN 0-9537752-9-1
January/March 2003: Exhibition
Great Piece of Turf, Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art, London. Group exhibition curated by Finlay Taylor
October/December 2002: Exhibition
Fabric, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal. Group exhibition curated by Jane Langley
July 2002: Public talk
Museum of Garden History, London. Other participants: David Cotterrell, James Putnam (British Museum) and Danielle Arnaud
July/August 2002: Exhibition
Diversion, Museum of Garden History. Group exhibition curated by Danielle Arnaud
December 2001/February 2002: Exhibition
Showhouse, PM Gallery, London. Group exhibition curated by Jane Langley
November 2001 (ongoing):
(re) Distributions, (http://www.voyd.com/ia) Work for hand held computers, curated by Patrick Lichty
November 2001: Exhibition
Entomology Vandal, Cover Up Gallery, London. Group exhibition curated by Finlay Taylor
August / September 2001: Exhibition
Principal co-ordinator and co-creator of content for The Nanostate Energy Secretariat, a contribution by the Nanostate project to 'The Virtual Mine' exhibition, Gegenort, Germany (http://www.the-virtual-mine.net).
March / April 2001: Curatorship and Exhibition
Co-curatorship of upsample, CADE 2001, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow.
upsample was a curated exhibition of interactive and distributed artworks that had sound as their primary focus. Work included for upsample was selected from a call for submissions (co-curated with Alan Peacock), and included work by artists from UK, Belgium, US, Germany
November 2000: Exhibition
Winter Agglutinate, 291 Gallery, Hackney, London
April 2000: Performance
Nanostate: five language reading, part of live-stock ramFM (http://www.live-stock.org), Stockton-on-Tees. (With support from Northern Arts)
March 2000: Performance
Agglutinate of Pleasures, 291 Gallery, Hackney, London
January / February 2000: Exhibition
Gift, 2yk Gallerie, Berlin, Germany. Co-exhibitors included Elizabeth Wright, Giorgio Sadotti, Jo Stockham. Publication ISSN 1439-7730 (Exhibition supported by the British Council)
Some other exhibitions (before 2000)
1997
Spirit of the Staircase, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
71:40, Milch Gallery, London
Last Minute Creations, Galerie im Parkhaus, Berlin.
ZA Project, South London Gallery
Up In Arms, Imperial War Museum, London