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1 Nov 2005 08:17:27
Imagine being able to draw a picture using eye movements instead of your hand. This might sounds like something from a science-fiction movie, but this week an exhibition at the hat Factory explores this very concept using video projection, drawings, TV monitors and light boxes.
Catherine Baker, Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at the University of Luton, has been working collaboratively with Dr Iain Gilchrist, Head of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol, to bring art and science together to explore the close relationship between drawing and eye movement.
The joint study moves away from the more traditional view of drawing as a behaviour of the hand and presents a new consideration of drawing – one which relates to the different stages of eye movement which are known as fixations and saccades.
Speaking about her Fixations & Saccades exhibition, Catherine said: “Over the last two years I have been working to develop ways to represent the visual process of drawing. This has involved recording eye movements to create a drawing that bypasses the hand.
“In effect, we create drawings directly with the eye. Modern technology has made it possible to measure eye movements very accurately and it can describe the types of movements generated.”
Catherine’s latest project follows the success of her solo exhibition at Leeds Met Gallery where she used eye tracking data to make drawings. “The public responded very positively to this exhibition and we realised that it could be developed further,” she said.
The exhibition will run until Friday 18 November from Tuesdays to Sundays 10am – 6pm. For further information call the hat Factory on 01582 878100.
Further information about Art and Design courses at the University of Luton can be found at www.luton.ac.uk or by calling 0800 389 6633.
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