Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
In the Craft + Technology timetable, six weeks have already passed, and there are only six weeks to go. Fortified by Leila Johnston’s call to action, I recently vowed to ‘make things fast’ but now it feels as if I should just be ‘making things faster’. Time is quickly evaporating and time…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Just as the technology arrives and is carefully checked through, so the final decisions about which of my ideas to present at the showcase have been given the once over in my mind. In making these decisions, it’s been helpful to revisit my ‘sketchbook’ of quick prototypes, short films and…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
So now my concept is in place, for a donation system which uses physical gesture and human-to-human interaction as a method of value exchange, the process is rapidly underway for creating better prototypes and clearer demonstrations to illustrate the different ideas:
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Background:By way of introduction, my name is Heidi Hinder, and I am an artist and maker. My artistic practice often draws on a previous career in film and television, by exploring the disparity between illusion and reality, as well as being influenced by studies in Literature, and…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
One year on from the Crafts Council and Watershed’s Craft + Technology residency, artist Heidi Hinder is delighted to report that ‘Money No Object’ has just been awarded some further research and development funding. This support will enable Heidi to work with Seb Madgwick, Director and Lead…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Lots to do.Victoria Tilotson of the Watershed and I began with a tour around i-DAT's facilities including the stomach churning splendour of the immersive vision theatre and former planetarium.Dr Simon Lock is my point of contact here and we have begun to discuss in depth approaches to developing the…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Im now happily inducted into the University of Plymouths, their excellent workshop facilities go as far as barcoded hand tools.Dr Simon Lock and I have had two further meetings last week where we have been discussing among other things the:glories of power supply, slip rings and wireless power…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Finally all of our carefully reasoned parts and materials have arrived following our recent tests. The key elements have been the arrangement of the new motorised arm that descends from the Skirt neck.
