Category: Research Frameworks

A description of the various research methods, techniques and structures and critical approaches and tools I’ve subscribed to, adapted or developed in order to guide and direct my research – such as those developed through the Practice as Research (PaR) initiative; an engagement with the principles and practices of ‘open knowledge’; and my own evolving ʻartistic experimental methodʼ.


The Augmented Tonoscope – Thesis

My Ph.D. thesis – The Augmented Tonoscope: Towards a Deeper Understanding of the Interplay between Sound and Image in Visual Music – and downloadable disk image of the accompanying hybrid DVD.



A Personal Research Statement (Illustrated) v1.4

Reading Casey O’Callaghan’s personal Research Statement encouraged me to write one of my own. I’ve since illustrated it with examples and links to online documentation from my own practice for Tacit – “a new e-journal and blog dedicated to debating and documenting new approaches to arts research practice, especially those enabled by evolving digital technology”.



Unpacking Models of Practice as Research Symposium

Video documentation, ‘script’ as PDF and iPhoto slideshow of my presentation at the Unpacking Models of Practice as Research Symposium, MIRIAD, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK on 23rd January 2015.



Play Serious

I participated in Play Serious – a two-day event for practitioner-researchers in the North West and beyond – Thursday, 13th & Friday, 14th September 2012, 10am-8pm, 2022 NQ, Manchester M1 1EZ.



Experimental Development – Nov ’11

Since May ’11 I’ve been experimenting with different approaches to analogue tonoscope design and documenting my approaches,  outputs and conclusions.



State Of Play…

An exposition of practice-based research in progress, RIBA Hub, Manchester, 4-10 July 2011



Creative Commons

On ‘open’ knowledge and sharing my research.