Light-emitting, time-based art which exploits the use of fibre optic technology in conjuntion with laser-cutting techniques.

研究背景：这项工作是对使用高科技材料和工艺的更广泛发展和兴趣的一部分，这些材料和工艺挑战了我们对传统纺织和设计相关学科中的艺术、技术和科学的看法。这项研究将研究光纤及其相关技术的使用，并探索具有新纱线类型的激光切割技术，以进一步开发机织织物的创造性照明效果。申请研究假是为了给申请者提供必要的时间来进行这项研究。苏格兰艺术理事会颁发了一笔创造性发展补助金，用于支付相关材料费用，用于在这一领域内开展新的研究工作。研究假将允许这一领域的更多重要工作继续进行，并将这项研究作为受委托的艺术品，在全国入围苏格兰当代手工艺品展览“尖端”的候选名单之后。展览将在英国全国巡回演出，并有可能在国际上巡回演出。研究目标：开发一系列新的和创新的机织面料，利用彩色照明效果与不寻常的纱线类型、光纤和激光切割技术相结合；创造新颖的基于时间的美学，通过创意、艺术发展挑战我们对艺术和技术的看法；制作一件艺术品，它解决了可编程色彩和照明效果的可能性，并成功地人性化和富有想象力地利用这些技术来带来更高的视觉意识。潜在的应用和好处：研究成果将不仅引起艺术家的兴趣，而且将引起更多产品主导的设计师的兴趣，特别是在纺织品和照明设计领域，包括参与多学科实践设计研究的学者。对手工艺和设计各方面感兴趣的人、手工艺品收藏家、学习手工艺、技术和设计的学生及其教师、艺术学生和特定手工艺协会的成员以及普通公众也将受益。预计这项研究将使这一领域内更多的人意识到这一点，并进一步激励当代工艺实践和设计的新发展。

Research Context:The work forms part of a more general development and interest in the use of high technology materials and processes that challenge our perceptions of art, technology and science within traditional textile and design related disciplines. This research will examine the use optical fibres as well as its associated technology and explore laser cutting techniques with new yarn types to further exploit creative lighting effects within woven fabric.The application for Research Leave is to provide essential time for the applicant to pursue this research. A Creative Development Grant from the Scottish Arts Council has already been awarded to contribute to associated material costs towards the development of new research work within this area. The Research Leave will allow further essential work in this area to continue and realise this research as a commissioned Artwork, following a national short listing, for 'The Cutting Edge', Scotland's Contemporary Crafts exhibition. The exhibition will tour nationally throughout the UK, and has the potential to tour internationally.Research Aims:To develop a range of new and innovative woven fabric which exploits coloured lighting effects in conjunction with unusual yarn types, optical fibre and laser cutting techniques;To create novel time-based aesthetics which challenge our perceptions of art and technology through creative, artistic development; To produce an artwork which addresses the possibility of programmable colour and lighting effects and which successfully humanizes and imaginatively exploits these technologies to bring about a heightened visual awareness.Potential Applications and Benefits:The research outcome will be of interest not only to artists but more product led designers, particularly within the field of textiles and within lighting design including academics involved in the development of multidisciplinary practiced-based design research. It will also be of benefit to those interested in all aspects of craft and design, collectors of crafts, pupils studying craft, technology and design and their teachers, art students and members of specific craft societies as well as the general public. It is anticipated that the research will inform and educate a greater awareness within this field and further inspire new development within contemporary craft practice and design.