This weeks guest speaker was Emma Wade. She is a visual arist working in the field of Digital Meida.
She spoke to us about how she became a professional at what she does. She told about how she worked in New York as an intern before returning to work in dublin, where she is now based. Emma also has a Master Degree from the Fine Art Department of NCAD. Here, she learned about new technologies.
At the end of first year, she created the ‘Cheer Up’ sound installation. This was designed to life people’s spirits. Emma’s work also includes “Rexotrek”. An art project which aims to allow the user see the world through a dogs perspective; and her most recent project – “H.U.G.S” The peice is made up of a machine that the user puts on. the machine then applies a certain amount of pressure onto the body which mimics that of a hug.
Emma aims to investigate “the physiological effects of deep pressure and cellular memory in a fine art context”.
