LIDAR scanning and cross-disciplinary practice methodologies
- Submitting institution
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Birmingham City University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 32Z_OP_Q0031
- Type
- Q - Digital or visual media
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- Year
- 2016
- URL
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https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1073227/1073228
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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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- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- The double-weighting of this output by Deepres reflects the scope, diversity and complexity of the research captured and disseminated in two ambitious and pioneering projects. The work presented was undertaken with partners from different artistic and non-artistic sectors. Innovative mixed media methodologies have been tested and developed through practice over an extended period offering substantial new insights into the field.
Public events comprise three major gallery exhibitions and thirty-six live theatre performances on three continents. A BBC commissioned film has been screened in cinemas to a combined audience of more than 130,000 as well as online via the BBC iPlayer.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This practice-research uses visual technologies in pioneering ways, generating novel approaches for the artistic representation of virtual environments for performers, as well as entirely new methods for the virtual representation of human bodies in motion.
The researcher’s work is expressed through two projects: <Woolf Works>, a collaborative production with Wayne McGregor and the Royal Ballet; and <Gain Line>, a moving image gallery installation. A central feature of the research is the combination of LIDAR (laser imaging, detection and ranging) scanning with other technologies to provide new creative possibilities for, and to reframe our understanding of choreographic processes.
<Woolf Works> began in 2014 in collaboration with APR Services, using a combination of film and dance to represent Virginia Woolf’s use of metaphor to reflect the contemporary social and political climate. LIDAR experimentation by Deprees led to the reordering and reduction of pixels in the scanning process, creating a painterly image quality that allows one to see beneath the surface of, and move through, scanned objects. The mapping of Woolf’s Sussex home using this technique was combined with slow-motion film to recontextualise Woolf’s narrative approaches.
Subsequently, LIDAR was deployed again by Deprees in <Gain Line>, a commission for a moving-image gallery installation showing the history and culture of Rugby football. Collaborating with Bath Rugby Club and Bath University’s sports department LIDAR was used for the first time on human bodies to reveal players’ 3D anatomy. When combined with micro camera and drone footage, this produced a work that reflects the way technology and data analysis impact the modern game.
<Woolf Works> won an Olivier Award, has been made into a BBC film, and performed worldwide, including at the Royal Opera House and La Scala. <Gain Line> was shown simultaneously in three UK galleries and presented at the 2016 CUMULUS conference, Hong Kong.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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