Advances in technology means domestic 3D printers capable of printing solid objects will be reality in the next few years. 3D printing has the potential to herald a new form of manufacturing capable in the home.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how Axis can develop a fantastically useful resource for those of you organising contemporary art exhibitions, events, festivals; looking for speakers for your talks series; an art consultant to evaluate a contemporary art project; a top-notch photographer who knows how to photograph gallery installations without turning the photos into ‘artworks’…
Have you ever been told by your iPhone that you cannot install an app because you don’t have the right version of iOS? I always thought that’s not a problem, I just upgrade my phone for free via iTunes. But I had to think again…
There were many interesting talks at the recent TEDxYork event held at the Ron Cooke Hub but one in particular caught my interest by Hannah Nicklin
Hannah is interested in the city and how technology is changing our public, private and personal relationships within it. She talked about the following themes, how CCTV watches our every move. Mobile Phone data can be extracted by the police without permission. Interactive billboards film crowds and feed their images back to them with adverts. Secret cameras monitor who is paying attention and for how long. Interactive vending machines measuring your height, weight and gender. She wonders what are we to think of this non-consensual data? Personalisation is the pay off, it’s convenient, but should it make us nervous?