Fibreculture Journal (Oct 2011)
FCJ-122 Anxious Atmospheres, and the Transdisciplinary Practice of United Visual Artists
Abstract
The transformative impact of digital culture on practices associated with artistic production, curation and audience is distinctive of the continued evolution of new media arts. Through this text I propose to initiate an open exploration of the variegated term transdisciplinarity developing from the idea of it as an intersectional discourse between traditional art disciplines (Architecture, Design, Fine Art) and Electronic Media Art. Of particular interest will be extending this to an investigation of the socio-cultural experience of digital mediation, spatial practice and temporality – both as experience related to dynamic artwork as well as an influential factor in reinterpreting the aesthetic conditions associated with exhibition.In order to do so I will focus directly on London-based art and design practice United Visual Artists, or UVA. Founded in 2003, UVA's work spans architectural and responsive installations, public art, live performance and moving image.
