Outputs (283)

'Art and Mortality' Seminar (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donnell, R. (2014, March). 'Art and Mortality' Seminar. Presented at In Memoriam, The Royal Society Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Ron O’Donnell’s photographs, vibrant and effervescent, daring and humorous, touch upon allegory and myth, identity and mortality. In each case he turns a spotlight upon the foibles of human life. His images speak of love and loss, folly and foolishne... Read More about 'Art and Mortality' Seminar.

Still Life is Alive and Kicking (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
O'Donnell, R. (2019). Still Life is Alive and Kicking. [Constructed Photograph]. Exhibited at City Arts Centre [Permanent Collection], Edinburgh. 3 September 2019 - 10 April 2020. (Unpublished)

'Wild Flowers' at 4th Singapore International Photography Festival (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
O'Donnell, R. (2014). 'Wild Flowers' at 4th Singapore International Photography Festival. [Constructed Photograph]. Exhibited at National Museum of Singapore, Singapore. 3 October 2014 - 30 November 2014. (Unpublished)

The Singapore International Photography Festival is a biennial gathering of minds from around the world with the common pursuit of advancing the art and appreciation of photography. It aims to be a much-needed arena for critical thought and academic... Read More about 'Wild Flowers' at 4th Singapore International Photography Festival.

The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts (2021)
Journal Article
Coleman, S., Terras, M., Thornton, P., Smyth, M., Schafer, B., Drost, S., …Speed, C. (2021). The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts. Big Data and Society, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517211006165

How can digitised assets of Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums be reused to unlock new value? What are the implications of viewing large-scale cultural heritage data as an economic resource, to build new products and services upon? Drawing up... Read More about The value of mass-digitised cultural heritage content in creative contexts.

Is the Rectum a Grave? And Other Essays (2010)
Newspaper / Magazine
Kulpa, R. (2010). Is the Rectum a Grave? And Other Essays. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/is-the-rectum-a-grave-and-other-essays/411886.article

Abstract not available.

Souvenir authenticity in the additive manufacturing age (2021)
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C., & Vettese, S. (2021). Souvenir authenticity in the additive manufacturing age. Annals of Tourism Research, 89, Article 103188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103188

The expansion of additive manufacturing or 3D printing as a novel (re)production method disrupts social consumption patterns and challenges existing conceptualisations of tourist souvenirs as material, metonymic and symbolic objects that often lack a... Read More about Souvenir authenticity in the additive manufacturing age.

Daydream Believers and a Qualification in Creative Thinking (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cochrane, R. (2020, October). Daydream Believers and a Qualification in Creative Thinking. Presented at Fusion Cities 2 (Virtual) City of London Corporation, London [Online]

What if there was a Higher/A Level in Creative Thinking?

Creativity is the ONLY answer (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cochrane, R. (2021, March). Creativity is the ONLY answer. Presented at Creativity in Leadership and Learning event, Online

There are known knowns in life - ice-cream on a summer’s day makes you happy or a blanket in front of the fire in winter is comforting. Another of these known knowns is creativity is the only answer – it solves all problems: boring maths, a disillusi... Read More about Creativity is the ONLY answer.

Uncertainty in Entrepreneurship (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cochrane, R. (2021, February). Uncertainty in Entrepreneurship. Presented at Design Entrepreneurship Series, Maynooth University, Ireland

Uncertainty. The power and risk of working with the unknown. Ruth will be drawing on her experience as a designer for Tannoy, Linn, Aston Martin and her company Love Scotland, to talk about service design with social impact. Uncertainty requires ski... Read More about Uncertainty in Entrepreneurship.

Daydream@Creative Leadership (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cochrane, R. (2021, March). Daydream@Creative Leadership. Presented at Creativity in Leadership and Learning, Online

In August 2021 secondary schools across Scotland will pilot the new Creative Thinking qualification. This will be resourced and supported by Daydream Believers. You are invited to be part of this exciting opportunity and help put creative thinking at... Read More about Daydream@Creative Leadership.

No Articles Beyond This Point (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
O'Donnell, R. (2017). No Articles Beyond This Point. [Constructed Photographic Print]. Exhibited at McManus Museum and Art Gallery, Dundee. 4 April 2017. (Unpublished)

McManus Museum and Art Gallery. Leisure and Culture Dundee’s fine art collection is a Recognised Collection of National Significance and particularly strong in Scottish fine art photography. A grant supported the acquisition of two photographs by Ron... Read More about No Articles Beyond This Point.

Liberty Leading the People (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
O'Donnell, R. (2015). Liberty Leading the People. [Constructed Colour Photograph]. Exhibited at McManus Museum and Art Gallery, Dundee. 6 April 2015. (Unpublished)

McManus Museum and Art Gallery Leisure and Culture Dundee’s fine art collection is a Recognised Collection of National Significance and particularly strong in Scottish fine art photography. A grant from The National Fund for Acquisitions supported th... Read More about Liberty Leading the People.

A Silvered Light - Scottish Art Photography from the City's Permanent Collection (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
O'Donnell, R. A Silvered Light - Scottish Art Photography from the City's Permanent Collection. [Photographic print]. Exhibited at McManus Museums and Art Gallery, Dundee. 6 December 2013 - 8 December 2014. (Unpublished)

A Silvered Light - Scottish Art Photography from the City's Permanent Collection Scottish Art Photography selected from Dundee City's permanent collection will be displayed in an exhibition organised by The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum.... Read More about A Silvered Light - Scottish Art Photography from the City's Permanent Collection.

The Kings Dome Commission (2016)
Digital Artefact
O'Donnell, R. (2016). The Kings Dome Commission. [A2 Poster]

Arts and Humanities Research Council produced an A2 poster of my images on the John Byrne Commission for the Kings Theatre Edinburgh, 'All the worlds a stage'.

"Fusion" (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
O'Donnell, R. "Fusion". [Photographic Prints]. Exhibited at Songjiang Art Museum, Shanghai, China. 23 October 2019 - 3 November 2019. (Unpublished)

Collaborative Exhibition from the School of Arts and Creative Industries, Edinburgh Napier University.

'Landscape of Memory' International Online Art Exhibition (2020)
Exhibition / Performance
Bilgrami, S., & Peracha, M. (2020). 'Landscape of Memory' International Online Art Exhibition. [Curation of artworks]. Exhibited at Koel Gallery [Online - https://koelgallery.com/exhibitions/landscape-of-memory/]. 17 November 2020 - 29 December 2020

Sana Bilgrami and Maliha Peracha brought together artists from Scotland and Pakistan to discover in their work refractions of a shared and evocative vision of the elemental power, rhythm and continuity of natural forces. This exhibition reveals how b... Read More about 'Landscape of Memory' International Online Art Exhibition.

Creative Informatics Guide for Online Events (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
Elsden, C., Chan, K., Erskine, P., Helgason, I., Lechelt, S., Osborne, N., …Speed, C. (2020). Creative Informatics Guide for Online Events

Creative Informatics is a research and development programme based in Edinburgh, which aims to bring the city’s world-class creative industries and tech sector together. We are a collaboration between University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier Univers... Read More about Creative Informatics Guide for Online Events.

It’s not Binary It’s Holistic: Providing The Tools For Learned Creativity (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donnell, R. (2016, March). It’s not Binary It’s Holistic: Providing The Tools For Learned Creativity. Presented at Higher Education Academy Arts and Humanities Conference, Brighton

My overarching aim is to design a process by which students can make informed choices when presenting a substantial practical and creative project. Each year students are given a topic and have to produce a series of images, as the lecturer I also ta... Read More about It’s not Binary It’s Holistic: Providing The Tools For Learned Creativity.

It’s not Binary it’s Holistic: Inventive Pedagogical Practice from Prison to University – Providing the Tools for Learned Creativity (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donnell, R. (2016, June). It’s not Binary it’s Holistic: Inventive Pedagogical Practice from Prison to University – Providing the Tools for Learned Creativity. Presented at AHRC Commons: Common Ground, York

This overarching aim is designed: to enable students to make informed choices ... present a substantial practical and creative project. I am encouraging creative input, by participating in and practically producing work in these modules During... Read More about It’s not Binary it’s Holistic: Inventive Pedagogical Practice from Prison to University – Providing the Tools for Learned Creativity.

Craiglockhart Sharing Good Practice: Strategies to improve the rapport, and mutual respect between teacher and student (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Donnell, R. (2016, January). Craiglockhart Sharing Good Practice: Strategies to improve the rapport, and mutual respect between teacher and student. Presented at Edinburgh Napier University Teaching Fellows Conference, Edinburgh

Ron O'Donnell (photography) Richard Firth (product design) Developing a method of assessment through face to face marking. We would like to present the initial findings of a study that focuses on the impact of integrating face to face assessment an... Read More about Craiglockhart Sharing Good Practice: Strategies to improve the rapport, and mutual respect between teacher and student.