Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
5th Dec 2009 to 10th Jan 2010, Wed to Sun, 10am-6pm.
Closed 24th/25th Dec 2009 and 1st/2nd Jan 2010.

For artist Brian Hewitt life is data. His work 'Endosymbiont (Life is a Sexually Transmitted Disease)' references genetic mutation in bacteria. The DNA sequences on display at Inspace are changing over the course of the exhibition as the simulated organisms are evolving.

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Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
5th Dec 2009 to 10th Jan 2010, Wed to Sun, 10am-6pm.
Closed 24th/25th Dec 2009 and 1st/2nd Jan 2010.

The Black Estate artist collective uses new technology to rationalize, readjust and re-envision the meaning of ‘being’ in this time of profound global change. Darkly evocative landscapes, mutated flora and fauna serve as a reminder of the sacredness of nature.

Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
5th Dec 2009 to 10th Jan 2010, Wed to Sun, 10am-6pm.
Closed 24th/25th Dec 2009 and 1st/2nd Jan 2010.

The 'Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus’ by Julius von Bismarck & Benjamin Maus illustrates a never-ending story by the use of patent drawings. Seven million patents, linked by over 22 million references form the vocabulary, allowing new visual connections and narrative to emerge.

Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
5th Dec 2009 to 10th Jan 2010, Wed to Sun, 10am-6pm.
Closed 24th/25th Dec 2009 and 1st/2nd Jan 2010.

In the work ‘One’ by Erick Oh, Yoon Chung Han, Gautam Rangan & Mubbasir Kapadia, you can assume the role of a god. The microcosm evolving before your eyes reflects and subverts the natural systems in which we live. The work listens and responds to your actions, producing complex and intricate reactions.

Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB
5th Dec 2009 to 10th Jan 2010, Wed to Sun, 10am-6pm.
Closed 24th/25th Dec 2009 and 1st/2nd Jan 2010.

Free Admission

Julius von Bismarck & Benjamin Maus, Brian Hewitt, Simon Kirby, Erick Oh, Yoon Chung Han, Gautam Rangan & Mubbasir Kapadia, Tanja Vujinovic and The Black Estate

Our opening season at Inspace has paid homage to the work of Charles Darwin, starting at the beginning, with the evolution of complex behavior in lifeforms and ending by examining how, 3.4 billion years later we are here, in an informatic age.

24th October to 12th December 2009, Sunset - Midnight.
Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB

As part of 'An Entangled Bank' at Talbot Rice Gallery and our forthcoming 'Are We Human?' exhibition at Inspace we are presenting a new work by artist Brian Hewitt that has been commissioned as part of the bicentenary celebrations of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On the Origin of Species'.

Thursday 20th August 2009, 6pm.
Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB

A hands-on demonstration of the research of two Alt-w awarded artists. Both have explored and developed new forms of wearable technology and combined them with dynamic audio and visual content.

Sarah Kettley and her team have sketch prototyped stretch sensors in sculptural textile forms. The resulting series of woven pieces for the body enable the creation of unique soundscapes augmented by the movement of the wearer.

Emma Tolmie has mixed low-tech gadgetry and high-tech imagery to develop a heads-up display that re-imagines the concept of stereoscopic imaging as a retro-futuristic subversion of 3D film.

The distribution of Alt-w awards is managed by New Media Scotland and funded by Scottish Screen and Scottish Arts Council.

New Media Scotland writes for the Digital Section of The Skinny covering the ever evolving art of new media. The Skinny is the media partner of our programme at Inspace.

Inspace closed on the 14th February 2014.
Inspace, 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB

The University of Edinburgh's Inspace was home to a joint research partnership between the School of Informatics and New Media Scotland.

Inspace was a laboratory that explored the cultural significance of informatics and new media practice.

With each passing season, different programme catalysts were released enabling research, production, education and outreach activity.

Hands on dialogue and exchange unfolded through experiments, exhibitions, talks and performances.