Model Making: part one by DHC Leonardo Fellow James E Smith

I have been juggling numerous new projects recently but I thought it was about time I followed up my introduction post with something about my piece ‘Model’, made during the first months of my residency at the DHC and currently on show at The Collection in Lincoln until September 7th. Having been commissioned by The …

Shooting to Success: Video and Photography in the DHC by student volunteer alumnus Tom Travis

I’ve had a keen interest in film and photography for about ten years, so when I received an email asking for volunteers to help with video production in the Digital Humanities Centre I leapt at the opportunity. I was really impressed to find such an Aladdin’s cave of high performance kit tucked away in the …

Why I love the DHC by student Volunteer Alumna Hester Pode.

  My first experience with the DHC was before it even existed; (DHC co-founder, director and Classics Lecturer) Katharina Lorenz asked me how I would feel about working for free. I thought she meant for the whole of life, so wasn’t that favourable! She actually meant working alongside her in her 3D scanning projects. Thus …

Introducing DHC Leonardo Fellow, James E Smith

I work mostly with photography and moving image but have recently been researching 3D scanners as a tool for generating images and objects. I knew of the DHC’s 3D scanner and after a conversation with Matt Davies the DHC manager I was invited to take up the position of Artist in Residence / Leonardo Fellow. …

What is the Digital Humanities Centre?

The questions I get asked most as DHC Manager are ‘what is the DHC?’ and ‘how can it help me with my studies, teaching or research?’ Well in a nutshell the DHC is a space in which staff and students can use digital technology to enhance their work. We have seven workstations, each with its …