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Jan Guy has been an artist, writer, and occasional curator for about 25 years. The field of contemporary Ceramics has been the main focus of her art practice with an emphasis on sculptural and installed works. She considers the various methods of ceramic production as the vocabulary for her creative works and different clays and surface treatments as the intonations of these works. Her research interests include the relationships between the haptic senses and virtual spaces, new feminisms and craft theory.
Presently, Guy's research involves the development of what is known as mixed realities – a combination of physical and virtual objects/environments. The field of neuroscience has seen a growing interest in research into the senses with a specific focus on their symbiotic relationships. Her particular focus is the haptic senses, specifically their pivotal role in our formation of self and reality. Touch has been a relatively ignored sense in the visual arts, but with the proliferation of computer-generated artworks and spaces, its consideration may afford new avenues for evaluating old technologies/forms such as ceramics, and the possible futures of embodiment.
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The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3310