Jane McGrath 5th August 2009
So I had a good think on the train down from London, trying to locate what it is about Tina’s work that fascinates me and how I see this as potentially relevant to both my practice and my MA dissertation. The question I am currently thinking about is;
“What kinds of liminal spaces have been developed by recent developments in digital technology, and how might they be used by artists exploring concepts of power and powerlessness? How can these sites create a dynamic shift from powerlessness to ‘power to’ for those who inhabit or pass through them?”
I was at first a little surprised and disappointed that Tina did not consider her self to be a “bio digital artist” , well in truth she said that she hadn’t actually thought about it and that she sees her self more as a “physio-psychological ‘ or ‘psycho- physiological’ artist. ( oops – I cant remember which way round!)
In retrospect however, I think it was only since recently attending the ‘Biodigital Lives’ Conference at Sussex University and listening to the discussions that the word jumped into my own vocabulary – I had simply presumed that the term ‘bio digital’ was in wide use ie artists working with (bio – study of life) and digital would thus be considered bio-digital. It seems to be a term that is not used much. So I am now asking my self – what is bio-digital – how would I define it – does it have a definite set of boundaries and conditions… these questions I clearly need to explore. What artists might consider them selves bio digital?
