Stuart Simpson
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My practice has been constantly evolving and has taken a variety of forms including theatre, film score, song, internet performance and digital installation. My current interests lie in the creation of databases consisting of video, sound composition and spoken dialogue for the production of random digital art. Computer network systems, surround sound technology and digital projection are the means through which the work is realized and experienced.

My work interrogates the familiar; the everydayness of the vernacular. From the performance of the smile for the holiday-snap, the study of memory and emotion in the family album to the day-to-day existence of living with neighbours, the work engages on many levels.

Each piece of work contains a random element and through the re-combination of the components used, new meanings are made. It is the meaning making process that I am interested in, particularly how sound can change the meaning of the visual. The methods used for gathering material are auto/ethnographic and the use of the field trip and the documentation of everyday stories are essential to the work. The use of real life narrative has become the hallmark of each of my investigations. The exploration of new technology and its use in the presentation of its components is simply the vehicle.

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