Alison Craighead

Alison collaboratively researches how global communications networks transform the way we understand the world.

Staff details

Alison Craighead

Position

Lecturer in Fine Art

Department

Art

Email

a.craighead (@gold.ac.uk)

Website

http://www.thomson-craighead.net

Alison Craighead's collaborative research practicing as an artist with Jon Thomson comes from a fascination they share in how global communications networks are transforming the way we all perceive and understand the world around us. Their research and practice spans online and public art commissions, as well as gallery-based work and often looks at how real time processes and live data transmission can be used as a material or artistic medium.

Professional projects

In the past three years, Alison's work has been featured in solo exhibitions in London, Germany, Brussels and Scotland. Her group projects include a commission by Photoworks for the Brighton Photobiennial (2012); an exhibition for the Centre International d'Art Contemporain de Montreal (2011); an installation for the British Council ('Trust in the Age of Loneliness', 2010); and an exhibit for the Museum of London on the London Wall (2010).

In 2012, she and Jon Thomson were shortlisted for the Samsung Art Prize for their piece 'A Short Film About War'. 

 

 

Publications and research outputs

Show/Exhibition

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2019. 24/7 A Wake-up Call for our Non Stop World. In: "24/7 A wakeup call in a nonstop world", Somerset House, London, United Kingdom, 31 October 2019- 23 February 2020.

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2019. Learning From Deep Time. In: "Learning From Deep Time", NIRAS, Kastelsedijk, Dessel, Belgium, 29 September 2019.

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2019. Here Not Here. In: "Here Not Here", UCL Student Centre, United Kingdom, Feb 2019 - ongoing.

Conference or Workshop Item

Thomson, Jon and Craighead, Alison. 2016. 'The Story'. In: The Story. The Conway Hall, United Kingdom 19 Feb 2016.

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2015. 'Artist Use of Open Data'. In: Open Data Institute Summit. BFI, Southbank, London, United Kingdom 03 Nov 2015.

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2014. 'Building a temporary index (part II)'. In: The Actinium Forum. OYOYO, Sapporo, Japan 27 July 2014.

Art Object

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2017. Recruitment Gone Wrong.

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2017. Control Room.

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2016. Apocalypse/In words alas drown I (2016 - 2030).

Book Section

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2018. The Internet of Living Things. In: Omar Kholeif, ed. I Was Raised on the Internet. New York: Prestel Publishing. ISBN 9783791358024

Edited Book

Craighead, Alison; Gilman, Clive; Thomson, Jon and Cook, Sarah, eds. 2001. Flat Earth. Germany: MEWO Kunsthalle and Dundee Contemporary Arts. ISBN 3981627423

Film/Video

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2012. Belief.

Craighead, Alison; Thomson, Jon and Rushton, Steve. 2010. A Short Film About War.

Professional Activity

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2012. Samsung Art Prize.

Craighead, Alison and Thomson, Jon. 2012. Vital Spark Award 2011-2012.