Spatial Immersions: the field of exhibition practices
- Submitting institution
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University of Greenwich
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- MCO-UOA32-EP1
- Type
- T - Other
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- Location
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- Brief description of type
- A multi-component output
- Open access status
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- Month
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- Year
- 2020
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- 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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0
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The three-year project interrogated the balance between physical and virtual environments in exhibition practices, exploring different models of ‘immersion’ via varying axes, disciplines and points of reference, with an iterative remodelling in both practice-as-research and contextual frameworks. The balance between physical and virtual environments is fast becoming an essential point of reference for contemporary exhibition practices, a fact only accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic. In this context, it is of great topical interest for contemporary curatorial research and exhibition practices, especially as these become increasingly dependent on technological advances. Within this practice, spatial borders often become blurred and a co-existence of physical and virtual space is hitherto common practice in both exhibitions and their promotion
In each component of this research output, the themes of ‘immersion’, ‘spatiality’ and ‘used media’ are articulated and explored through curatorial practice and exhibition, text, and international conference presentations. Through this intellectually rigorous methodological paradigm, the author develops the notion of ‘immersion’ during its constant remodelling in both practice-as-research and contextual frameworks. The outputs demonstrate that the balance between physical and virtual environments is fast becoming an essential point of reference for contemporary exhibition practices. As such, the ongoing project has built important partnerships between curators, art institutions, academics, and artists. The field of spatial immersions has turned into a pertinent theme within exhibition practices, not only via recent developments that require an increased use of ‘screen life’, but also by the advancements in technology that allow for ‘blended’ experiences of physical/virtual space and interactivity.
Practice outputs have been exhibited in internationally significant contexts, such as the jointly curated ‘Radical Immersions’ exhibition, and the author has been invited to consult on a group exhibition on immersive practices scheduled for early 2022 at the Talinn Art Hall, Estonia.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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