The Shifting Locus of Artistic Practice: A survey and critical analysis of solo exhibitions in Australian public galleries, 1970-2000. The aim of this research project is to provide a critical analysis of the monographic solo survey exhibition and its significance as a primary mode of representation of the career development of Australian artists since the late 1960s. A suite of six thematically linked monographic exhibitions of mid- to late- career artists will be the focus and primary output o ....The Shifting Locus of Artistic Practice: A survey and critical analysis of solo exhibitions in Australian public galleries, 1970-2000. The aim of this research project is to provide a critical analysis of the monographic solo survey exhibition and its significance as a primary mode of representation of the career development of Australian artists since the late 1960s. A suite of six thematically linked monographic exhibitions of mid- to late- career artists will be the focus and primary output of the research. The goal will be to develop an innovative curatorial model to account for the oeuvre of the selected artists within the context of institutional developments in Australian art and culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century.Read moreRead less
Real-time Porosity: Using computer gaming technology to map and analyse pedestrian movement in public and private space. This project will make a major, and ongoing, contribution to our understanding of urban space in a major Australian city. The Porosity Lenses will enable a more complete understanding of pedestrian movement that the Emergency Information Coordination Unit (EICU) believes will directly contribute to protecting Australia from terrorism and crime. In the case of terrorism the soc ....Real-time Porosity: Using computer gaming technology to map and analyse pedestrian movement in public and private space. This project will make a major, and ongoing, contribution to our understanding of urban space in a major Australian city. The Porosity Lenses will enable a more complete understanding of pedestrian movement that the Emergency Information Coordination Unit (EICU) believes will directly contribute to protecting Australia from terrorism and crime. In the case of terrorism the socio/economic benefits of even the smallest success can be immeasurable. The need to anticipate and mitigate the impact of catastrophic events on the city will be balanced, in this study, by a concern to maintain freedom of circulation and promote civic opportunities within previously under-utilised zones.Read moreRead less
You had to be there: contemporary art, craft and the audience. This project addresses issues of audiences and contemporary art and craft,particularly in regional Australia. It breaks new ground in developing models for public galleries in programming, presenting and interpreting contemporary work. A broad audience research framework will be developed as well as innovative strategies for interpretation, drawing on an interdisciplinary theoretical basis which includes media studies, narrative a ....You had to be there: contemporary art, craft and the audience. This project addresses issues of audiences and contemporary art and craft,particularly in regional Australia. It breaks new ground in developing models for public galleries in programming, presenting and interpreting contemporary work. A broad audience research framework will be developed as well as innovative strategies for interpretation, drawing on an interdisciplinary theoretical basis which includes media studies, narrative and visual culture theory. The project will run over three years, a variety of media, including craft, digital media and installation, and dispersed exhibition sites; documentation and dissemination of outcomes, to be developed with the project partners, will address specific industry development needs.Read moreRead less
Art of Peace: New perspectives in visual art on peacekeeping from the 1990s. Art of Peace investigates the important role of art in Australia’s engagement in international peacekeeping. Australian artists such as George Gittoes and Wendy Sharpe have created powerful and memorable images of Australian forces as peacekeepers and nation-builders. Yet, what of the less-visible perspectives of artists from the countries to which Australia sends peacekeepers? Art of Peace will create new knowledge aro ....Art of Peace: New perspectives in visual art on peacekeeping from the 1990s. Art of Peace investigates the important role of art in Australia’s engagement in international peacekeeping. Australian artists such as George Gittoes and Wendy Sharpe have created powerful and memorable images of Australian forces as peacekeepers and nation-builders. Yet, what of the less-visible perspectives of artists from the countries to which Australia sends peacekeepers? Art of Peace will create new knowledge around those artists’ perceptions of peacekeeping missions, through a new body of scholarship, public engagement and an exhibition in Perth and Sydney curated by Art Gallery of WA. It engages a national audience to focus on the important role of Australia in international affairs since 1990 through new contemporary art.Read moreRead less
Art in conflict: transforming contemporary art at Australian War Memorial. This project aims to investigate conflicts and compromises arising within official schemes for commissioning Australian contemporary war art, in partnership with the Australian War Memorial (AWM). The AWM has built on its Official War Artist scheme to transform the commissioning of war art, engaging high profile contemporary artists to produce often challenging work. This project will focus on this important yet under-res ....Art in conflict: transforming contemporary art at Australian War Memorial. This project aims to investigate conflicts and compromises arising within official schemes for commissioning Australian contemporary war art, in partnership with the Australian War Memorial (AWM). The AWM has built on its Official War Artist scheme to transform the commissioning of war art, engaging high profile contemporary artists to produce often challenging work. This project will focus on this important yet under-researched national collection of art, placing it at the centre of current discussions around contemporary art and war. The project seeks to continue to transform the AWM’s curatorial approaches and build an enduring digital archive of analysis and interpretation.Read moreRead less
Engaging Visions: Configuring a model for cultural practitioners to assist catchment communities in addressing natural resource management issues. Communities need new approaches to complex natural resource management issues. To achieve environmentally sustainable practices society not only requires reliable information but also the motivation for its uptake. Configuring an effective model for cultural production and distribution will inspire innovative cultural practice and enhance community na ....Engaging Visions: Configuring a model for cultural practitioners to assist catchment communities in addressing natural resource management issues. Communities need new approaches to complex natural resource management issues. To achieve environmentally sustainable practices society not only requires reliable information but also the motivation for its uptake. Configuring an effective model for cultural production and distribution will inspire innovative cultural practice and enhance community natural resource management. The Project draws upon, and contributes to, the national and multi-State mandates of both Project partners. The Project, and the partner Investment Plan it will inform, contributes to National Priority 1, An Environmentally Sustainable Australia, and Priority Goal 1, Water - a critical resource.Read moreRead less
Reformulating narrative in virtual heritage using a co-evolutionary model of immersive interactivity. The application of machine intelligence research within virtual heritage, interactive cinema and the entertainment industries, with its application across a range of new media art forms, home theatre, location based entertainment, and on-line education, captures pioneering cultural and economic benefits for Australia. This study integrates autonomous machine agent and interface technology with t ....Reformulating narrative in virtual heritage using a co-evolutionary model of immersive interactivity. The application of machine intelligence research within virtual heritage, interactive cinema and the entertainment industries, with its application across a range of new media art forms, home theatre, location based entertainment, and on-line education, captures pioneering cultural and economic benefits for Australia. This study integrates autonomous machine agent and interface technology with the artistic potential of digital cinema. It provides innovative ways of satisfying the voracious demand for sophisticated content and narrative enrichment in new media and of exploiting the intense global interest in digital forms of entertainment. Read moreRead less
Reformulating museological narrative using three models of cinematic interactivity. This study aims to dramatically enhance the presentational flexibility of museum information delivery through the application of an immersive system of cinematic visualisation, modelling the integration of three kinds of interactive narrative. By allocating selective agency to both objects displayed and to viewers within a virtual environment, the system allows museum visitors to invest even static artefacts with ....Reformulating museological narrative using three models of cinematic interactivity. This study aims to dramatically enhance the presentational flexibility of museum information delivery through the application of an immersive system of cinematic visualisation, modelling the integration of three kinds of interactive narrative. By allocating selective agency to both objects displayed and to viewers within a virtual environment, the system allows museum visitors to invest even static artefacts with a range of vivid narrative purpose. Through its installation within a major exhibition of the decorative arts at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, the application tests the semantic scope, museological integrity, and the interactive autonomy of the narrative agents foreshadowed in the model.Read moreRead less
Methods to infer dense genomic information from sparsely genotyped populations. Prediction of phenotype based on DNA polymorphisms or sequence has important applications such as prediction of disease risk in human medicine and prediction of genetic value in plant or animal breeding. This project will enhance precision and lower the cost of association studies leading to substantial increase in accuracy of such predictions. This will allow more effective genetic improvement, particularly of diff ....Methods to infer dense genomic information from sparsely genotyped populations. Prediction of phenotype based on DNA polymorphisms or sequence has important applications such as prediction of disease risk in human medicine and prediction of genetic value in plant or animal breeding. This project will enhance precision and lower the cost of association studies leading to substantial increase in accuracy of such predictions. This will allow more effective genetic improvement, particularly of difficult but important traits such as disease resistance, reduced green-house gas emissions and product quality. The same methods can be extended to improve genetic improvement in plants and better prediction of human disease risk. Read moreRead less
The Behaviour of Western Artists' Materials in Tropical Environments. This project is a study of the behaviour of western artists materials in tropical climates through the visual examination and scientific analysis of both simulated and aged paintings from four museums in Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This will form new methodologies and guidelines for the preventive care, transportation, storage and conservation treatment of western artists materials in hot, humid climates. ....The Behaviour of Western Artists' Materials in Tropical Environments. This project is a study of the behaviour of western artists materials in tropical climates through the visual examination and scientific analysis of both simulated and aged paintings from four museums in Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This will form new methodologies and guidelines for the preventive care, transportation, storage and conservation treatment of western artists materials in hot, humid climates. The success of this project will have profound implications on the analytical techniques available for conservation research.Read moreRead less