Creating Interactive Art About Pandemics
In this Masterclass, Matt Adams, the lead artist at Blast Theory, gave participants a behind the scenes look at the process of making ‘A Cluster of 17 Cases’ -- an exhibit inspired by the stories of 17 people who stayed in the Metropole Hotel in Hong Kong, where the first cluster of SARS cases were detected in 2003.
Participants learned how the artists collaborated with key staff at the Strategic Health Operations Centre (SHOC), in the World Health Organisation to produce an interactive exhibit.
About the Artist
Matt Adams cofounded Blast Theory, an artists’ group making interactive work, in 1991. Blast Theory is renowned for its multidisciplinary approach, using new technologies in theater, games, and visual art. The group has collaborated with scientists at the Mixed Reality Lab at the University of Nottingham since 1997. Blast Theory has shown work at the Venice Biennale, the Sundance Film Festival, and at Tate Britain. Commissioners include Channel 4, the BBC, and the Royal Opera House. The group has been nominated for four BAFTAs and has won the Golden Nica at Prix Ars Electronica.
