GLoW: Illuminating Innovation · King's Strand Campus · 7 March - 20 April 2024
A multi-sited London exhibition, showcases groundbreaking artworks by leading women artists working with cutting-edge technologies. Through the curation of brand-new pieces alongside historical works spanning five decades, the continuous innovation by women in technology is revealed.
Using the Events tab below, explore what's on in the exhibition at King's Strand Campus.
From early AI explorations in the 1980s to Virtual Reality (VR) in the 1990s, to virtual world creation in the 2000s, and portable VR in the 2010s, GLoW: Illuminating Innovation chronicles the often overlooked impact of women on the evolution of technology as part of the GLoW3 project.
Projects
L’entrée, 2024 © Lisa Jamhoury
Amid the global migration between physical and virtual worlds, L'Entrée delves into the desire to capture, understand, and keep unchanged the vital human body.
Las Awichas, 2024 © Violeta Ayala
Las Awichas immerses viewers in an interactive Augmented Reality (AR) installation where ancestral memories are reimagined through the lens of technology.
Second Nature, 2024 © Rebecca Smith
Volumetric lighting and immersive audio installation drawing from the live environmental data generated by the environmental sensor stations in Strand Aldwych.
Stem Cell Clinic <beta>, 2024 © Yarli Allison
This fictional clinic serves as the first entry point of Yarli’s long-term research in exploring possibilities of the usage of biotech innovation.
News
Programme Announced for GLOW: Illuminating Innovation
Opening on International Women’s Day (8 March) GLOW: Illuminating Innovation seeks to capture and celebrate groundbreaking – and all too often overlooked -...
Groundbreaking digital art by women in tech showcased at King's
GLoW: Illuminating Innovation is a new exhibition led by Sarah Atkinson, Professor of Screen Media, as part of an AHRC-funded fellowship.
Artists announced for major new GLow3 exhibition
Meet the artists selected to feature at cutting-edge London exhibition launching on International Women's Day in 2024.
Events
Haptic Histories, Virtual Traces: Excavating and illuminating gender-diverse XR Innovation
Drawing from the GLOW exhibition's Curiosity Cabinet collection, this talk excavates critical but overlooked contributions to XR technology innovation between...
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GLOW: guided walk with Sarah Atkinson (April)
Guided tour of the GLOW exhibition with Professor Sarah Atkinson
Please note: this event has passed.
The Ida Network: London Meet-up
The Ida network exists to promote the identities and ideas of women, non-binary and trans people, for a prosperous immersive tech sector.
Please note: this event has passed.
Angel VR
Angel VR is a multi-award-winning virtual reality immersive experience.
Please note: this event has passed.
Meet the Artists: Yarli Allison
A series of in-person short talks with Q&As from some of the artists behind GLOW: Illuminating Innovation. This is an opportunity for you to hear directly...
Please note: this event has passed.
GLoW3 Project
GLoW3
Foregrounding women, non-binary and trans contributions to the conceptualisation, commercialisation and creative potential of Web 3.0 screen-based media and art.
Projects
L’entrée, 2024 © Lisa Jamhoury
Amid the global migration between physical and virtual worlds, L'Entrée delves into the desire to capture, understand, and keep unchanged the vital human body.
Las Awichas, 2024 © Violeta Ayala
Las Awichas immerses viewers in an interactive Augmented Reality (AR) installation where ancestral memories are reimagined through the lens of technology.
Second Nature, 2024 © Rebecca Smith
Volumetric lighting and immersive audio installation drawing from the live environmental data generated by the environmental sensor stations in Strand Aldwych.
Stem Cell Clinic <beta>, 2024 © Yarli Allison
This fictional clinic serves as the first entry point of Yarli’s long-term research in exploring possibilities of the usage of biotech innovation.
News
Programme Announced for GLOW: Illuminating Innovation
Opening on International Women’s Day (8 March) GLOW: Illuminating Innovation seeks to capture and celebrate groundbreaking – and all too often overlooked -...
Groundbreaking digital art by women in tech showcased at King's
GLoW: Illuminating Innovation is a new exhibition led by Sarah Atkinson, Professor of Screen Media, as part of an AHRC-funded fellowship.
Artists announced for major new GLow3 exhibition
Meet the artists selected to feature at cutting-edge London exhibition launching on International Women's Day in 2024.
Events
Haptic Histories, Virtual Traces: Excavating and illuminating gender-diverse XR Innovation
Drawing from the GLOW exhibition's Curiosity Cabinet collection, this talk excavates critical but overlooked contributions to XR technology innovation between...
Please note: this event has passed.
GLOW: guided walk with Sarah Atkinson (April)
Guided tour of the GLOW exhibition with Professor Sarah Atkinson
Please note: this event has passed.
The Ida Network: London Meet-up
The Ida network exists to promote the identities and ideas of women, non-binary and trans people, for a prosperous immersive tech sector.
Please note: this event has passed.
Angel VR
Angel VR is a multi-award-winning virtual reality immersive experience.
Please note: this event has passed.
Meet the Artists: Yarli Allison
A series of in-person short talks with Q&As from some of the artists behind GLOW: Illuminating Innovation. This is an opportunity for you to hear directly...
Please note: this event has passed.
GLoW3 Project
GLoW3
Foregrounding women, non-binary and trans contributions to the conceptualisation, commercialisation and creative potential of Web 3.0 screen-based media and art.
Our Partners
GLoW: Illuminating Innovation is presented by King’s Culture with support from King’s Digital Lab and the Virtual & Immersive Production Studio at the University of Nottingham. The exhibition is funded by an Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research Development & Engagement Fellowship, King’s Culture, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, King’s Together, King's Climate & Sustainability, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence, AHRC Impact Accelerator and the Virtual & Immersive Production Studio at the University of Nottingham.
Group lead
Professor of Screen Media