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The Tenementals "Glasgow: A History (Vol. 1 of VI)"
No full textThe Tenementals are a Glasgow-based folk-punk band comprised of academics, musicians and artists who have been recording a series of songs that explore the radical side of the city's past - Their debut album Glasgow: A History comprises nine songs which explore the radical side of Glasgow's past, including men who died fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War, militant Suffragettes of the early twentieth century, and the 1820 Radical War. The songs, also interrogate Glasgow's past and present entanglements with Empire and slavery and celebrates the city's culture of pleasure and excess. The album is released on Strength in Numbers Records and supported by Glasgow City Heritage Trust. Rich and varied in musical form, this is not a nostalgic trip down memory lane, but an attempt to seize moments of Glasgow's radical past and blast them into the future. Ronan Breslin, David Archibald (Glasgow University) and Johnny Smillie are credited as producers of the record
Putting Place and Communities at the heart of the Regional Action Plan 2030
Get PDFThe 85th session of the UN Economic Commission for Europe Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management was held on 2–4 October 2024.
It supported regional exchange of experiences and good practices on promoting affordable, adequate and climate-neutral housing, including through a dedicated workshop of 2 October that addressed challenges and priorities regarding housing affordability in the UNECE region. As a follow-up, the key messages of the workshop will be conveyed to a ministerial meeting initially scheduled to be held on 8 October 2025, as part of the 86th Committee session.
At the Committee, the Geneva UN Charter Centres for Sustainable Housing and Smart Sustainable Cities tabled a background document and held a panel discussion to present
their activities and expertise for supporting implementation by cities of Agenda
2030 and “Place and Life in the ECE – A Regional Action Plan 2030”.
In their presentation, the Centre of Excellence on Smart Sustainable Cities at the Glasgow School of Art, emphasised the importance of continuing collaboration on developing tools and methodologies designed to “turbocharge” the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to support more effective and accelerated progress
The Housing Film
No full textThe Housing Film examines how a century of realities and possibilities in domestic living have been profiled and foregrounded through studies and representations of Housing in the medium of Film. The filmic investigations, analysis and exposés of homes and our way of occupying them, and their possible effect on behaviour, in documentaries like Housing Problems (1935) and Paul Sng’s Dispossession: The Great Council Housing Swindle (2017), propaganda films like Cumbernauld: Town for Tomorrow (1970), dramas like Cathy Come Home (1966) and features like High Rise (2017), to understand how closely the two – film and housing - have grown and developed together, each conditioning the understanding and the range of possibilities of the other
Instant Whip: The Textiles and Papers of Fraser Taylor 1977-1987 Revisited
No full textThe exhibition ‘Instant Whip: The Textiles and Papers of Fraser Taylor 1977–87 Revisited’ centred on a unique collection of textiles and papers held by The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) Archives and Collections, donated by interdisciplinary artist Fraser Taylor in 2014.
The collection comprises sketchbooks, slides, drawings, designs, printed textile samples, fabric lengths, garments, photographs and ephemera from his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Printed Textiles at GSA and the Royal College of Art (RCA), respectively. It also includes work produced by the pioneering creative studio The Cloth, which Taylor formed with David Band (d.2011), Brian Bolger and Helen Manning for their RCA Degree Show in 1983.
The exhibition, curated by Dr Helena Britt and Panel, brought together this unique archive with new commissions by Taylor for the first time.
Presented in partnership with Reid Gallery and GSA Archives and Collections, the exhibition centred upon Taylor’s developing practice, highlighting, through selected material from the archive, how previous work has informed new ideas and collaborations. It also gave insight into personal networks, perspectives, and influences on his evolving career – with a distinct focus on Glasgow.
Against the disruptive socio-political context and economic gloom of the time, homosexuality was legalised, access to art schools opened up, and there was a youthful aspiration to be different from previous generations. Friendships, dressing up and going out defined Taylor’s art school experiences and his regular haunts, the Vic Café, Nico’s and the Rock Garden in Glasgow, were important spaces for artists, designers, musicians, and hairdressers working in the city.
Instant Whip borrowed its title from an independent Scottish magazine published in 1981, featuring GSA’s annual fashion show and ‘the latest in art, fashion and music’.* Drawing on such energy and newly flourishing sub-cultures, artefacts from the archive were arranged by theme and presented collectively alongside private loans and newly commissioned works. Revisiting ideas, images and methods of making, Instant Whip revealed more than an artist’s practice; it told a story about the explosion of style and subcultural expression in the 1980s, honouring and celebrating the crossover between textiles, fashion, art, design and music in popular culture that defined this decade.
The exhibition was contextualised and disseminated through a public programme of tours, talks and off-site screen-printing workshops. Delivered in partnership with Print Clan, the workshops were public-facing and targeted at specific community groups, aimed at growing new audiences and widening access and participation for the exhibition at Reid Gallery and Window on Heritage at The Glasgow School of Art.
The accompanying Instant Whip publication, edited by Panel and Helena Britt, allowed further expansion of the themes explored in the exhibition, featuring texts by Theresa Coburn, Laura Guy, Graham Lister, Mairi MacKenzie and Iain R Webb, with contributions from Gillion Carrara, Robert Hodgens, Gerry Kelly and Morag Ross.
*McKeich, B. (1981) Instant Whip - The essence of all communications is intention. Edinburgh: Radar Promotions
Creating an Intuitive Model for Translation of Pre-Operative Imaging to Intra-Operative Visualisation in Paediatric Surgery: Leveraging Augmented Reality for Accurate Depth Perception and Inner Anatomy on Tablet AR Platform
No full textIn the realm of surgical procedures, the integration of augmented reality (AR) stands as a promising avenue for elevating precision and refining outcomes. By superimposing digital data onto real-time surgical views, AR has the potential to offer comprehensive, three-dimensional visualisation that enhances the identification of crucial anatomical structures and optimise the surgical planning process.
This research acknowledges the challenges linked with AR implementation, particularly concerning head-mounted displays (HMDs) and the intricate matter of depth perception. While previous studies have signalled potential distractions and ergonomic issues with HMDs, the complex nature of depth perception remains a crucial factor for accurate surgical procedures that demands careful consideration and mitigation.
To illustrate the practical potential of AR in surgery, the study focuses on the development and testing of an innovative AR model utilising a tablet device, specifically tailored for paediatric surgical settings. Through System Usability Scores (SUS) (Brooke, 1996). and user satisfaction assessments, the model was demonstrated to be user-friendly and efficient, meeting the desired standards of usability.
Participant feedback uncovered valuable insights, revealing the application’s strength in simplifying complex medical concepts for patients and their families, exceeding its perceived utility for the surgical team. This illuminates possibilities for improved doctor-patient communication, addressing gaps in medical interactions.
Acknowledging the need for refinements, particularly in enhancing the application's usability intra-operatively the study emphasises the significance of smaller, less intrusive markers and additional anatomical information for seamless integration. Addressing these technical challenges is imperative to unlock the full potential of AR in surgical contexts.
This research serves as a testament to the potential of AR in enhancing surgical procedures, paving the way for the utilisation of tablet-based AR to bridge the gap between pre-operative imaging and intra-operative findings. With further developments, this innovative approach holds promise to redefine surgical practices, heighten patient care, and advance medical outcomes across diverse healthcare applications
Operations
No full textThe bookwork provides an account of the names of all military operations that the UK’s Special Forces have been deployed operationally since the end of the Second World War. There are currently 43 recorded active operations in the public record across the world in countries such as: Algeria, Estonia, France, Iran/Oman (Strait of Hormuz), Iraq, Kenya, Libya, Mali, the Mediterranean (Cyprus, Greece and Turkey), Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen. An additional 4 operations are provided that are currently in progress, of which no official records exist. Put together from Freedom of Information Requests and historical accounts mainly the book also contains information on current active operations was obtained by listening to military net radio communications on unsecure channels. The publication offers both a list as well as asks questions about the proliferations of military operations in a landscape of war that is not always overt. The book contains an image disruption pattern and is produced in an edition of 100 units. The sales of all proceedings are going towards humanitarian aid in active warzones.
A4, 54 pages wire bound, transparent cove
An Educational Game to Teach Immune Evasion of the Schistosome and Validation of Its Impact
No full textThe adoption of serious games (SGs) is rapidly growing with new applications emerging in medical education. SGs refer to games whose main content is to teach knowledge and skills, providing professional training and simulation. However, there are limited instances of applying such a paradigm to learning about parasite immunology. This study aimed to create a game to aid understanding of the principles of schistosomes’ immune evasion for a wide range of audiences and validated its effectiveness
'Frankenstein's Camera': Reflections on practice between photography and AI
No full textUsing Mary Shelley’s cautionary tale of scientific hubris both as an inspiration and a lens through which to view recent developments in artificial intelligence, my project Frankenstein’s Camera deliberately seeks to blur the line between photography and generative AI. In doing so, it opens up a space to reflect on the potential implications, and possibilities, of this emerging form of technical image: an image which, not unlike Frankenstein’s creature, has been given ‘life’ by artificial means. Speaking as an artist for whom the appeal of photography and its related practices has always lain in their perceived connection to some ‘necessarily real thing’, in this talk I offer a critical reflection on the development of Frankenstein’s Camera to date: including the various conceptual, technical, and ethical challenges it has posed; how it has informed my understanding of generative AI’s ‘visualising gesture’; and what insights Frankenstein might hold for photographic practitioners today
Solo Exhibition: Michael Stubbs, Cornerstone Gallery. Liverpool Hope University, UK, 2024
No full textThis solo exhibition, funded by Liverpool Hope University, aimed to showcase new paintings that included digital images and to include at least one double panel combination that I begun experimenting with for the first time in my last solo exhibition in 2023. The choice of all the works presented were determined by the particularity of the exhibition space which meant that two very large paintings were exhibited (one with a small panel attached), and eight very small paintings to accommodate the column walls between the large windows.
Since the early 2000s my work has consistently used processes of visual layering as an open-ended, improvisatory painting style that shows fragmentations of signage and text.
My paintings are constructed by combining poured, abstract configurations of transparent varnishes and opaque household paints with ready-made graphic stencils. The repeated pouring, in conjunction with the signs, form a physical process of flat-on-flat layering that reveals multiple perspectives and optical depths. In this way the paintings work through a series of impulses, riffs, accidents, false-starts and changes of mind, to arrive at a moment of dynamic complexity that can’t be planned. I have recently incorporated digital images of studio materials and tools to refer the viewer to the act of making a painting in the age of internet overload
A Deficit Her Data
Get PDFThis study aims to embody a mindfulness-based approach to design research inquiry with ADHD Women. So that we may explore its potential to enrich both the research experience itself, and generate insights that can shape foundational components of healthcare experience design.
Future healthcare envisions “patient empowerment” driven by health tracking and “self-management” technologies. Within this purview, ADHD Women present an entanglement of healthcare design challenges. Themes of gendered diagnostic data, accessibility issues, and potential challenges with design participation offer abundant opportunities to frustrate the research, design and development process. The study seeks to enter this space, by creating an empathetic design research pathway, in which to mindfully explore diagnostic perceptions.
The mindfulness paradigm is defined here, as the cultivation of awareness, compassion and right action. Clinical trials have evidenced long-term positive impacts of mindfulness training on symptoms and general well-being in the ADHD community. The study aims to build on this success, by exploring how mindfulness praxes may be introduced into a group design setting. So that ADHD Women may be mindfully supported to create insights that inform future diagnostic support solutions.
Six women will be invited to participate in online workshops, to investigate current ‘lived experiences’ of female ADHD diagnosis in Scotland. In doing so, contributions will be made to the fields of healthcare design research and the ADHD community