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	Mr Allan Giddy MFA BFA UNSW Lecturer School of Art
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Academic Profile

Education

MFA , The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia , .
BFA , The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia , .

Areas of Expertise

Electronics, Light, Renewable energy systems.

Teaching Areas

Electronics in Sculpture, Installation, Lighting. Leader of research at, and Director of ERIA (The Environmental Research Institute for Art)

Current Research Activity

Allan Giddy is currently leading research aimed at establishing the Environmental Research Institute for Art (ERIA). This research centre will test environmentally sustainable installations in collaboration with the Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOP, SOPA). It proposes a dynamic synthesis of ecologically sensitive technologies, environmental concerns and challenging social vectors in accord with this iconic location. It will assemble resources to adapt heritage facilities for an energy efficient workshop to fabricate artworks as exemplars of best practice providing a new locus for sculptural media art practices as they meet alternative energy systems. On this site Allan's own artistic practice will involve the production and testing of systems termed "solicited collaborations".

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

2005, Art Trail. Cork (European City of Culture 05), Ireland.

2005, Radiography (Sculpture) . Sir Herman Black Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

2004, International Forum for Media & Digital Art. Travelling exhibition, Kaoshiung, Tainan, Taipei, Taiwan.

2004, Extreme New Media Segment. Reagan Festival, Broken Hill, NSW.

2003, Electrofringe. Arts Festival, Newcastle, NSW.

2002, Appliance. Solarch: solar research centre, Sydney, NSW.

Works Exhibitioned in a Competition

2005, Blake Prize. Sir Herman Black Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

2002, Sculpture by the Sea. Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW.

Projects

The inferno (2005-2006)
A light sensitive glass structure imitating recorded sound in response to human presence

Theomnipotent (2005-2006)
A collaborative depiction of 'God' drawn via the web at theomnipotent.org and manifest framed in a gallery.

Professional Associations

Key Centre for Photovoltaic Research UNSW

Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Homebush

Links

Visit Allan Giddy's website