Paul Granjon

Senior Lecturer

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ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4969-1722




Maes cyfrifoldeb

Tiwtor Blwyddyn Celf Gain Lefel 6

Cymwysterau

DNSEP, FHEA, PhD

PhD

Bywgraffiad

Mae Paul Granjon yn artist ac addysgwr cydnabyddedig ym maes celf a pherfformio yn y cyfryngau. Mae ei ymchwil yn seiliedig ar ymarfer yn archwilio cyd-esblygiad bodau dynol a pheiriannau trwy berfformiadau byw, arddangosfeydd, digwyddiadau cyfranogol a chyhoeddiadau academaidd. Mae wedi arddangos ei waith yn rhyngwladol ers y 1990au, gan gynrychioli Cymru yn biennale Fenis 2005, gydag arddangosfeydd grŵp mwy diweddar yn Oriel Gelf Manceinion (2016), Garage Museum Moscow (2017), Azkuna Zentroa Bilbao (2018) ac Arcade Campfa Caerdydd (2020), EASTN-DC Caerdydd (2022). Mae ei ddiddordeb presennol mewn technoleg isel greadigol, cyfranogiad ac ecoleg yn bwydo'n uniongyrchol i'w addysgu gyda Chelf Gain a chyrsiau eraill yn CSAD. Cwblhaodd PhD seiliedig ar ymarfer mewn celf robotig ym Met Caerdydd yn 2022​

Ymchwil gyfredol 

Cyd-esblygiad bodau dynol a pheiriannau, robotiaid mewn perfformiad, gweithgynhyrchu cartref, rôl y celfyddydau electronig o fewn y dyniaethau ac astudiaethau gwyddoniaeth a thechnoleg. 

Prif Gyhoeddiadau, Arddangosfeydd a Gwobrau 

Gweld papurau a chyhoeddiadau Claire ar ystorfa DSpace Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd.

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4969-1722

Publications

  • 'Guido and Am I Robot, a Case Study of Two Artworks Operating in Public Spaces', with Patrick Hénaff and Alain Dutech, in the conference proceedings for the International Conference on Live Interfaces (ICLI), Porto 2018.
  • 'This Machine Could Bite: On the Role of Non-Benign Art Robots', in Fiberculture Journal 28, Special Issue on Creative Robotics, 2016.
  • 'Coy-B, an Art Robot for Exploring the Ontology of Artificial Creatures', 14th TAROS conference (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems), publication in Springer Lecture Notes on Artificial Intelligence series, June 2014.
  • 'Biting Machine, an Experiment in Human-Machine Interaction', in the conference publishings for the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Art, Sydney 2013.
  • 'Performing with Machines and Machines that Perform', in the International Journal for Performance Art and Digital Media, Intellect, 2008.
  • 'A Personal History of Art and Technology', book chapter in Hothaus Papers, Gibbons J. and Winwood K. editors, Article Press 2006. 


Exhibitions and art projects (selection)

2020

  • Superfreight, Arcade Campfa, Cardiff

2018

Prototipoak, Azkuna Zentroa Gallery, Bilbao Spain

2017

  • Art Experiment, Laboratories of Earthly Survival, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art Moscow, Russia

2016

  • The Imitation Game, Manchester Art Gallery, UK

2015

  • Eppur Si Muove, MUDAM Luxembourg, Luxemburg

2014

  • Is Technology Eating my Brain, Watermans Arts Centre, London, UK (solo)

2013

  • Dynamo Wrekshop and Thingy Robots, Arcade Cardiff, (solo)
  • Experimental Body Extension Manufacturing Unit, Isea Sydney, Australia

2012

  • Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, USA
  • Mondes Inventés, Mondes Habités, MUDAM, Luxemburg
  • Nouveaux Monstres, National Theatre, Toulouse, France

2011

  • Oriel Factory, Oriel Davies, Newtown, UK (solo)

2010

  • Maker Faire Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

2009

  • Ich Maschine, Edith Russ Haus für Medien Kunst, Oldenburg, Germany
  • Evolution Haute Couture, Winzavod Arts Centre, Moscow,
  • Locws International, Swansea
  • Amber Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Spontaneous Phenomenon, AT & T Gallery, Osaka, Japan

2008

  • Hand-Made Machines, G39, Cardiff, UK (solo)
  • Jump, Nam June Paik Art Centre, Youngin, Korea
  • Ecology of the Techno Mind, Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria
  • La Dégelée Rabelais, Chartreuse de Villeneuve-lez-Avignons, France

2007

  • Tomorrow Now, MUDAM,
  • Bad joke, Tallin, Estonia
  • Frankenstein's Monster, Stockholm, Sweden
  • The Mask of the Red Death, Battersea Arts Centre, London, UK

2006

  • Robotarium, Lighthouse, Brighton, UK (solo)
  • Positive Activities, Le Lieu, Québec City, Canada (solo)
  • Somewhere Else, Something Else, Oriel Davies, Newtown, UK

2005

  • Grrr, Galerie Justine Lacroix, Marseille, France (solo)
  • Galerija Kapelica, Ljubljana, Slovenia (solo)
  • Somewhere Else, Artists from Wales, Welsh Pavilion 51st Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
  • BigBlip05, Brighton,

2004

  • Quelques Créatures, Galerie Séquence, Chicoutimi, Canada
  • Open Borders, Droog design, Tri Postal, Lille, France
  • Bad behaviour, touring exhibition from the Arts Council of England, UK

2001

  • Z Lab 2001, Chapter Arts Centre, Glynn Vivian Galley, Oriel Mostyn, Lighthouse Wolverhampton (solo)


Awards

2013

  • Creative Wales award, Arts Council of Wales

2010

  • Production grant from Arts Council Wales
  • Commission from Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown Australia

2009

  • Travel grant from Wales Arts International
  • Grant from Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

2007

  • Commission from Battersea Arts Centre, London, UK
  • Commission from Discovery World, Milwaukee, USA

2006

  • Travel grant from Wales Arts International

2004-2007

  • Nesta fellowship (National Endowmwent for Science Technology and the Arts)