White Cart Loom. Issue 2 (1st December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Isley, Vicky; Smith, Paul
• Is Part Of: Virtual creativity. Volume 7:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 147
• Page End: 154
• Publication Date: 2017-12-01
• Subjects: Shared virtual environments -- Periodicals; Three-dimensional imaging -- Periodicals; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- Periodicals; 006.8
• DOI: 10.1386/vcr.7.2.147_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2397-9704

Abstract

British artists Vicky Isley and Paul Smith (collectively known as boredomresearch) were commissioned in 2016 by the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) to produce a new digital artwork with the aim of supporting Paisley's bid to be City of Culture 2021. The commission was co-funded by UWS and Renfrewshire Council, Scotland. The resulting artwork titled White Cart Loom weaves a narrative combining Paisley's rich industrial past with current scientific and ecological work, fighting to save a rare organism from extinction.