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Vicky Isley
Boredomresearch is a collaboration between British artists Vicky Isley and Paul Smith; their work benefits from a long-lasting fascination in the mechanics of the biological world that they explore using contemporary technology. They transcend boundaries between art, science and society, with previous projects exploring topics including the intricate biological signatures of neural activity, the frontiers of disease modelling and our cultural obsession with speed. Boredomresearch projects open channels for valuable dialogue and engagement between public and scientific domains – including their recent artwork AfterGlow, a new representation of a malaria infection transmission scenario that was awarded the 2016 Moving Image Lumen Prize. Based at the National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University, Isley and Smith are Co-Founders of Bournemouth Lab of Art, Science & Technology (BLAST), an innovative programme of interdisciplinary workshops and eco-action events demonstrating the value of art as a catalyst for negotiating the complexities of rapid, technologically complex, social and ecological change. The artworks of boredomresearch are in collections around the world including the British Council and Borusan Contemporary Art Collection, Istanbul. Recent exhibitions include TRANSITIO MX_06 Electronic Arts and Video Festival, Mexico City and Soft Control: Art, Science and the Technological Unconscious, Slovenia.