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Fast-uk is an artist-led organisation dedicated to promoting
and encouraging artists that use digital and or electronic technologies
in some part of their practice. Founded in 1998, originally to support
sculptors working with 3D computer technologies, Fast-uk has evolved
to support the creative application of technology to practices stemming
from or working between the boundaries of sculpture, architecture and
industrial design. Based in Manchester, Fast-uk aims to work throughout
the Northwest by forming important partnerships with artists, educational
institutions and other organisations. Fast-uk supports those working
in this area through exhibition opportunities, networking and by creating
increased interest among curators, funders, and the general public.
Since 1999 Fast-uk has participated in an international exhibition titled,
Intersculpt. Please see the projects pages to find out more about past
exhibitions. For 2006 Fast-uk has planned a special exhibition, moving
on from the legacy of Intersculpt, to explore the possibilities afforded
to artists, architects, designers, and others for the creation
of new types of objects, buildings, and products stemming from the increasing
use of and integration between digital technologies for design and fabrication.
The converging and blurring of traditional disciplinary boundaries is
made possible by these technologies, from Stereolithography and CNC,
to the use of generative and algorithmic programmes for design. Therefore
it is important now to look at these changing frontiers. This area of
practice has developed predominantly outside of new media or art and
technology discourse. While its development has run parallel to that
of new media, its significance is only now fully being considered and
appreciated. With 'Perimeters, Boundaries and Borders', Fast-uk hopes
to engage fully with practitioners making work at the cutting edge of
these developments. |