This artwork was created and produced for CIDA, who commissioned me to create a limited edition artwork as an object of engagement and debate as part of their ‘Creative Industries – The Roots of Innovation’, an ECCE Innovation symposium which took place in London, on June 24th. Each delegate was sent a signed limited edition print with a unique rubber stamp, as part of their delegate pack.

“Keep everything simple because it will become complicated all by itself No 2” draws on the history of the mathematics of beauty, of art and of culture. This work seeks to highlight the collective nature of the creation of knowledge and its creative legacy. The many layers within the work can be split apart and unpicked through a devised set of cultural filters. The map contained within the work can then be drawn out. The specific perspectives covertly placed within this façade of apparent chaos, will then be revealed.

This apparently chaotic and Dadaist work had its full meaning revealed during a presentation I made at the conference, some of the slides from which you can find here. I presented this piece alongside presentations from a selection of acclaimed national and international speakers including Sarah Iley from The Banff Centre, Henk Borgdorff from the Amsterdam School of the Arts and Will Hutton from The Work Foundation.

The keynote of the conference was the presentation by writer and cultural strategist Graham Devlin of his paper ‘A Place to Think; the development of Arts Research.’

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Field Study International: formed in 1993 though networks made in the postal art community by Benedict Phillips and David Dellafiora. Created as a means of exchanging artworks, developing correspondences and establishing meetings that result in performances and group shows. At present Field Study have now over 300 participants in Europe, USA, South America and Asia.

Field Study International Meeting, Sat 3rd Jan 2009: Dinner following on from meeting at Tate Britain

The Field: Field Study International originated from a decision made in 1993 to reclaim the negative spaces on a c.v. i.e. the gaps. By claiming these gaps’ time is understood as being whole and continuous- this is called The Field.

Field Study: thoughts formulated from the date gathered from the Field is termed Field Study.

Emanations: activities stemming from Field Study are termed as Emanations.

Manifestations: Emanations resulting in events group and happenings are known as Manifestations.

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