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Keith Brown is the Founder and President of Fast-uk. He has made regular presentations at an international level as a contributor to, and organiser of, symposia and exhibitions in electronic and digital art. For the past twenty years he has used computers to direct his research and practice. His work embraces a wide range of media, including, 2D, 3D, 4D, time-based installations and animations which explore the transphysical aspect of the digital environment providing new modes of experience that transcend those defined by gravity, scale, and other material limitations. Keith has recently exhibited in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, USA, Africa, France, Czech Republic and the UK.

http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/profile/kbrown

John Marshall is currently a PhD Researcher (anticipated 2007) at Robert Gordon University where he is investigating the convergence between art, design and architecture through the use of 3D computer technologies. He co-founded the company 'rootoftwo' in 1998 (with Cézanne Charles) to explore technology as a driver of disciplinary convergence. In 2003 he co-curated the exhibition Intersculpt:UK 03 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Marshall and Charles co-founded the non-profit organisation 'artcore' in 2001 to present the exhibition Intersculpt:Ohio 01 at Archetype Gallery in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Marshall works as an artist and a freelance 3D Designer and has worked as an Associate Lecturer at Leeds College of Art & Design and as a Designer/Model Maker for Evenflo Company, Inc. His qualifications are an MA, Art as Environment - Manchester Metropolitan University; MFA, Sculpture - Ohio State University; BA(Hons), Fine Art - Glasgow School of Art.

http://www.rootoftwo.com
http://designedobjects.blogspot.com

Cézanne Charles is an artist, curator, and arts manager. She is currently the Executive Director of New Media Scotland. She has worked as an artist and curator in art and technology since 1998 when she formed rootoftwo with partner John Marshall. In 2003 she co-curated and project managed Intersculpt:uk 03 presented by Fast-uk at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. She co-founded artcore - an art organisation dedicated to the exhibition, production, education and exploration of art, technology and electronic culture. In 2001 she co-curated Intersculpt:Ohio 01 presented by artcore at Archetype Gallery in Dayton, Ohio. She has served as a consultant to arts organisations and artists in the areas of technology planning, professional and organisational development, and strategic planning. In addition she holds a BA, in Theatre Studies from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

http://www.rootoftwo.com
http://www.mediascot.org