installation
Remade in 3D: Empire Exhibition, Glasgow 1938
Saturday 26 October
Immerse yourself in 1930s Glasgow with an interactive digital recreation of the British Empire Exhibition
Built inside a modern game engine from an archive of visitor photography, postcards and ephemera at Glasgow School of Art, this meticulous 3D visualisation of Bellahouston Park in 1938 lets you walk through the streets of the international fair and reflect on its impact through a contemporary lens.
Drop-in to our Robertson Learning Studio and step back in time and explore yourself!
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At 13.00, head to our Auditorium to hear directly from Daisy Abbott, academic developer at the School of Innovation and Technology at The Glasgow School of Art, on the research and creation of this project and its use in decolonising narratives. Please click here for details.
Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World is on until Sunday 27 October.
About the artist:
Daisy Abbott is an interdisciplinary researcher, lecturer, and academic developer at the School of Innovation and Technology at The Glasgow School of Art, as well as a STEM Ambassador. Daisy’s work spans digital and playful pedagogies, game-based learning, 3D visualisation, academic and researcher development, and the application of digital technology in the arts and humanities.
The digital interactives around the Empire Exhibition of 1938 were created by a wide team of individuals, organisations and funding bodies including School of Innovation and Technology at The Glasgow School of Art, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Michaela Lange and Daisy Abbott.
