Portfolio
Selected intermedia art projects from John Crawford and partners, connecting diverse communities through embodied interaction in dance, theatre and music.
MoreResearch
Applied research in socially engaged artmaking, emergent media and connected design, creating interactive experiences to engage people in tangible, sensorial and experiential ways.
MoreEco ArtLab
Artistic performances and exhibitions that enhance ecological awareness, engaging with new forms of expression enabled by the emerging media technologies of our time.
MoreCourses
Courses and workshops to engage and challenge technology-savvy art makers, storytellers and designers, providing opportunities to enhance creativity and develop new skills.
MoreCollaboratories
Informal educational exchange programs, supported by UC Irvine's Embodied Media Research Group, that connect students and faculty with peers at other leading institutions.
MoreAbout
John Crawford is an intermedia artist, performance director and systems designer. Engaging directly with the emerging technologies of our time, his work creates rich immersive environments and compelling interactive experiences through embodied interaction.
His artistic projects are performed in theatres, exhibited in galleries and presented as interactive installations, featuring creative exploration of environmentalism, climate justice and community engagement. His work investigates how the human desire to transform our environment is unleashing destructive forces that endanger the world and everything in it, including ourselves.
Projects currently in development include Cryosphere Crisis, Leave A Trace and YO~MO. He originated the "Active Space" concept for his intermedia software framework which he has continued to evolve and develop for almost thirty years, dedicated to connecting body-centered artistic practices with evolving methods for expanded media performance and multi-site interactivity.
Contact
300 Mesa Arts Building
Irvine, California 92697-2775
USA