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art. The theme of the exhibition was the hybridisation between technology and
traditional art processes to turn the artistic visions of the mind into matter.
Eight artists from the United States and Europe participated. Christian Lavigne,
Dan Collins and Michael Rees also involved in ‘Intersculpt’ were included as
were Tim Anderson and Jim Bredt – the inventors of the ZCorp 3D printer.
‘TeleSculpture’ (Collins, 2005) is a biennial exhibition and series of events held
at the Partnership for Research in Spatial Modeling (PRISM) Lab at Arizona
State University organized by Dan Collins. In 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005,
‘TeleSculpture’ was scheduled to coincide with the biennial digital sculpture
event, ‘Intersculpt’. PRISM was established in 1996 to foster research and the
application of 3D modelling and visualisation to interdisciplinary research. As a
result, ‘Telesculpture’ has always included objects created with a wider researchrelated
scope than just fine art practice.
‘Connectivity’ (Connectivity, 2007) was a collaborative project jointly supported
by Gray’s School of Art, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and
research and development unit at The University of Plymouth between Autumn
2003 – Summer 2004. The project explored the potential of digital methods of
creativity and manufacture. The theme for the project was a ‘sense of place’.
Each participant developed an object to be manufactured by rapid prototyping
within a 125 millimetre cube. Each object incorporated several magnets to
provide physical connections between the finished pieces. There were sixteen
invited practitioners involved from the UK, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and
USA. These were selected from across disciplinary backgrounds but were
mainly craft-makers.
The ‘International Rapid Prototyping Sculpture Exhibition’ (Visser, 2006)
opened on Sept. 27, 2003 at The Sarofim School of Fine Arts on the campus of
Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. The exhibition was initially a
companion event to ‘Intersculpt 2003’ but has toured to several locations since.
The exhibition was curated by Mary Hale Visser.
‘Intersculpt’, ‘Telesculpture’, and the ‘International Rapid Prototyping Sculpture
Exhibition’ can be viewed as different manifestations of the same artist-led
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