Marilène Oliver works at a crossroads between new digital technologies, traditional print and sculpture, her finished objects bridging the virtual and the real worlds. Oliver uses various scanning technologies, such as MRI and CT to reclaim the interior of the body and create art works that allow us to contemplate our increasingly digitised selves. Marilène Oliver is an associate professor of printmaking and media arts at the University of Alberta, Canada. Oliver has exhibited internationally in both private and public galleries including the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Wellcome Trust (UK), MassMoCA, Knoxville Museum of Art (USA) Frissarias Museum (Greece), Casino Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Fundació Sorigué (Spain) and The Glenbow Museum (Canada). Her work is held in several private collections around the world as well as a number of public collections such as The Wellcome Trust, Victoria and Albert Museum and Knoxville Museum of Art.
Walking Around Water: How The Smartphone Changes The Way We See And Move Through Space (Thursday October 17, 09.00 – 09.30)
In her presentation, Marilène Oliver will share insights from her travels across Brittany, France, where she has been scanning ancient healing fountains for her current project, Fountains of Data. Using a LiDAR scanner and a 360-degree camera, Oliver has documented over 30 historic fountains to create immersive virtual reality artworks. These works combine the scanned fountain data with MR scan data and Internet search data related to healing. Oliver utilizes the 3D Scanner app to capture LiDAR data, which also allows her to map the scanning process itself—recording how we move and perceive space as we scan. During the presentation, she will reveal these contemporary “movement maps” through these ancient ritual sites and draw comparisons with the historical circumambulation traditions that were once practiced at these locations.