Framing the Conversation: the role of the exhibition in overcoming interdisciplinary communication challenges
- Submitting institution
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Wrexham Glyndŵr University / Prifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 32-1
- Type
- C - Chapter in book
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- Book title
- Technology, Design and the Arts - Opportunities and Challenges
- Publisher
- Springer
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-42097-0
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2020
- URL
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https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030420963
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- From experience of organising exhibitions ‘Carbon Meets Silicon’ (CMS I&II – 2015/17), Liggett developed a curatorial model outlined in ‘Interdisciplinary Research Unmasked: a new curatorial model for multi-audience engagement’. This book chapter further tests the ‘Show Talk Do Model’ to assess the extent to which current cross-disciplinary opportunities and challenges are being addressed and realised to bring closer relationships between technology and the arts.
Liggett (artist) and Corcoran (scientist) co-authored this chapter to fully represent a cross disciplinary approach to knowledge exchange. The Chapter identifies the challenges that arise in interdisciplinary communication as identified by various stakeholders. Authors conducted semi-structured interviews with staff from Nesta, Geola, the Crick Institute, and professional artists to build case studies to assess communication amongst interdisciplinary art-technology teams. They examined the root causes behind the challenges that arose and the extent to which exhibitions are equipped to provide solutions. Assumptions were tested against the experiences of the principal actors and a way forward is posited, with proposals set out for the further work required if exhibitions are to fulfil their potential in improving interdisciplinary communication.
New dimensions of understanding and experience were evident for both the artist and the public’s relationships with the artworks produced for exhibition. This raised a variety of interdisciplinary opportunities and issues that are examined in this output, and the whole book, that opens new perspectives and paradigms for a greater understanding of artistic processes and how they are implemented in practice.
This chapter is one element of a project that culminated in the book; authors present current research at the interface between technology and the arts. From the 33 national and international artists exhibiting in CMSI&II, twelve were invited to contribute chapters to the book, which includes two from Liggett.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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