Translation in Transition: The Cabinet of Curiosities

Abstract

Working collaboratively: digital and analogue, artist and machine, artist and artist is a constant activity of negotiation and translation – between code, language, process, matrix material and metaphor. The CFPR’s Artist in Residence programme aims to explore methods of translating between craft and the multiple, interactive fundamentals of ink on paper, digital modelling and 3D printing. The result is The Cabinet of Curiosities - a bespoke multifaceted, self-contained and portable travelling exhibition that, when unfolded, can be transformed into a wall-free exhibition space. The bespoke wooden Cabinet showcases a range of original multiples made using cutting-edge technologies. The following case studies are some examples of novel and unique artworks that span a range of digital and analogue tools as a transition and translation between artist and audience and a means to explore and discuss themes around digital, technology and creativity.