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Artists at Work: New Technology in Textile and Fibre Art (2003)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, S. Artists at Work: New Technology in Textile and Fibre Art. Exhibited at Museo Del Tessuto, Prato, Italy. 2003 - 2003

No Frills 2 exhibit selected for Artists at Work: New Technology in Textile and Fibre Art, Museo Del Tessuto Prato, Italy.

The Vigorous Imagination Revisited (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
O'Donnell, R. (2017). The Vigorous Imagination Revisited. [Constructed Photograph]. Exhibited at The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh. 26 October 2017 - 18 November 2017. (Unpublished)

In 1987, The Vigorous Imagination showcased the works of 17 young artists who were making waves on the international art scene, featuring the powerful new wave of figurative art then prevalent. These included the ‘New Glasgow Boys’: Steven Campbell,... Read More about The Vigorous Imagination Revisited.

Mental (2001)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, S. Mental. Exhibited at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London and World tour. 2001 - 2006

First, Last, Everything is an interactive exhibit. This figure poses questions on female sexuality and how it might inform the creative process. Visitors touch a prone evocative female sculptural figure, their reactions subsequently recorded and... Read More about Mental.

Coming to Our Senses (2000)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, S. Coming to Our Senses. Exhibited at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, and UK tour. 2000 - 2003

Coming to Our Senses Commission, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery & UK tour.

Addressing the Century: 100 Years of Art and Fashion (1999)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, S. (1999). Addressing the Century: 100 Years of Art and Fashion. Exhibited at Hayward Gallery, London. 1999 - 1999

Addressing the Century: 100 Years of Art and Fashion, Hayward Gallery, London

LUX: An exhibition about light (1998)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, S. (1998). LUX: An exhibition about light. Exhibited at Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, & UK tour. 1998 - 1998

Commission for LUX: An exhibition about light, Oldham Art Gallery/ UK tour

Primitive Streak (1997)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, S. (1997). Primitive Streak. Exhibited at Institute of Contemporary Art, London. 1997 - 2016

Commission for Primitive Streak (by Helen Storey), Institute of Contemporary Art, London; and World tour.

Fibre Art: Hang It, Wear It, Build It! (1996)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, S. Fibre Art: Hang It, Wear It, Build It!. Exhibited at Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal. 1996 - 1996

Commission for Fibre Art: Hang It, Wear It, Build It! Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

Eidolon 360 – a VR experience (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hood, B., & Flint, T. (2018, March). Eidolon 360 – a VR experience. Presented at Tangible Embedded Interaction 2018. TEI Arts

Art piece displayed at the ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) exhibition. https://tei.acm.org/2018/

Expanding the Child Visitor Experience – mixing realities in a contemporary sculpture park (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, L., Flint, T., & Mitsche, N. (2018, May). Expanding the Child Visitor Experience – mixing realities in a contemporary sculpture park. Paper presented at 2nd International Research Symposium in Tourism Hospitality & Events

This research considers how the visitor experience could be enhanced through intertwining and blending the real and virtual, creating a new mixed reality that extended and added to the destination. We discuss work undertaken with Jupiter Artland, a c... Read More about Expanding the Child Visitor Experience – mixing realities in a contemporary sculpture park.

Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smyth, M., Helgason, I., Kresin, F., Balestrini, M., Unteidig, A. B., Lawson, S., Gaved, M., Taylor, N., Auger, J., Hansen, L. K., Schuler, D. C., Woods, M., & Dourish, P. (2018, April). Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research. Presented at 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '18, Montreal, Canada

Falling costs and the wider availability of computational components, platforms and ecosystems have enabled the expansion of maker movements and DIY cultures. This can be considered as a form of democratization of technology systems design, in alignm... Read More about Maker Movements, Do-It-Yourself Cultures and Participatory Design: Implications for HCI Research.

3D Printable Recycled Textiles: Material Innovation and a Resurrection of the Forgotten “shoddy” Industry (2017)
Journal Article
Vettese Forster, S. (2017). 3D Printable Recycled Textiles: Material Innovation and a Resurrection of the Forgotten “shoddy” Industry. Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, 5(2), 138-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/20511787.2018.1449073

This paper will disseminate an interdisciplinary project, undertaken at Edinburgh Napier University between the Design and Advanced Materials. Several 3D printable materials are commercially available that use recycled material, including post consum... Read More about 3D Printable Recycled Textiles: Material Innovation and a Resurrection of the Forgotten “shoddy” Industry.

1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Anastasiadou, C. 1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs. [Physical artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

This study explored the possibilities and challenges that 3D printing could generate in the production and consumption of tourist souvenirs. The team undertook a study in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland (previously Historic Scotland)... Read More about 1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs.

3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Vones, K. 3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

A series of one-day workshop events were staged to engage the public with the architecture of Basil Spence, firstly at Edinburgh Napier University’s Maker Space and then within Edinburgh University’s Library, designed by Basil Spence. Participants we... Read More about 3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence.

3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Vones, K. 3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

The aim of this project is to evaluate how in-situ and interactive musical compositions and digital craft may mediate the understanding, appreciation and value attached to, as yet, unloved, Modern architectural heritage. Contemporary musical comp... Read More about 3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church.

3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., Vones, K., Allan, D., & Burton, K. (2018). 3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

The research group have created a musical, 3D printed souvenir with interchangeable components so that the owner can create their own, personalised version of the musical experience after they have visited the church and experienced the musical perfo... Read More about 3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components.

Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Cat Outram (2014)
Digital Artefact
Bilgrami, S. (2014). Short Documentary Film Series - Artist Uncovered: Cat Outram

A portrait of printmaker, Cat Outram, as she explains her work and creates a print at Edinburgh Printmakers Studio. Link to video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz79Oha7HGg