Politics, whether personal or of national importance, are rarely delivered nor received without at least a hint of emotion. With the heavy incorporation of social media in the last U.S. presidential election waves of euphoria and disgrace rippled across the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Megan Smith
Open Call- Nuit Blanche Ottawa 2012
I’m really pleased to be managing the Open Call for Ottawa’s inaugural Nuit Blanche-22/09/12. The guidelines and application forms for artists, as well as contact information for getting involved as a volunteer can be found on the website/ http://www.nuitblancheottawa.ca/ Our … Continue reading
Gros joueurs!
I love Swedish cuisine – Charles-Antoine Blais Metivier
#Leeds Light night gets a little plug in the Nuit Blanche Montreal guide book. :-)
Burning the town of Iroquois to make room for the seaway. -As seen from HMCS Thunder 1957 #defunct #research
Map of the world through the eyes of a 4 year old. #creativeplay #drawing
Leeds Girl Geek Dinner 6 Feb 2012
It will be great to be back in Leeds for a quick visit and while I’m there I’m excited to be involved in the 10th Leeds Girl Geek evening! I hope to see several familiar faces there. the evening’s guest … Continue reading
DEFUNCT/
DEFUNCT aims to creatively uncover and re-tell stories about decommissioned, or abandoned bases, in Canada using as narrators inhabitants who lived at these locations. It aims to bring to the public realm aspects of Canadian history. A particular emphasis … Continue reading
Time>Caught/ More Wallpaper + Death of Jack-O
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Time>Caught/ Jack-O + Wallpaper
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Time>Caught/ Removing Floor Layer 1975++
221011 1975 was the year this floor went down according to the Ottawa Citizen clippings that were used under it to level it out. I then removed two other layers of oild cloth/linoleum before I came to the original floorboards.
Time>Caught/ Full Moon + Sunday
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Time>Caught/ since July
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TEDxLeeds – Megan Smith – Embedding Narrative
Corn husk dolls by the lake.
Happy summer holidays everyone.
PhD & Cultural Probe are now available on Lulu.com
Claiming the Portable Home/ Creative Acts of Identity Placemaking within the Networked Digital Domain http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/claiming-the-portable-home-creative-acts-of-identity-placemaking-within-the-networked-digital-domain/16048201?showPreview Cultural Probe: 8 July 2008 to 8 July 2010 http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/cultural-probe-8-july-2008-to-8-july-2010/16048151?showPreview These two books formed part of my PhD submission. The research was practice based and … Continue reading
PhD
Claiming the Portable Home/ Creative Acts of Identity Placemaking within the Networked Digital Domain Megan Leigh Smith BFA York University, Canada 2001 MA Southampton University, United Kingdom 2004 Thesis awarded in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Leeds Metropolitan University … Continue reading
Should artists be forced to get a real job. – Pier & Jo are wed.
Should artists be forced to get a real job. – Pier & Jo are wed., a photo by meganleigh on Flickr.
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Open Window In City
‘Open Window in City’ is a live-networked video installation between two twinned cities. This project was supported by East Street Arts and Leeds City Council and was later funded by the Arts Council of England & The Culture Company – … Continue reading
Have fun!
Have fun!, a photo by meganleigh on Flickr.
Ellie Harrison: Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector – Interface a-n
Currently reading: Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector – review soon for A-N
Currently reading: Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector – review soon for A-N, originally uploaded by meganleigh. By Ellie Harrisonwww.ellieharrison.com/index.php?pagecolor=9&pageId=pr…My review will be on a-n soon.www.a-n.co.uk/
Social Moment_JamesBuck_08
Social Moment_JamesBuck_08, originally uploaded by meganleigh. Part of my series of SocialMoment prints. It may be time to add another Egypt related tweet to this collection.
Over Yonder: Open Window In City: Megan Smith
Over Yonder: Open Window In City: Megan Smith, originally uploaded by East Street Arts (ESA). Over Yonder: Open Window In City: Megan Smith, originally uploaded by East Street Arts (ESA). Over Yonder: Open Window In City: Megan Smith, originally uploaded … Continue reading