Showing: Current – July 31
Scott’s art practice focuses on the consumer modification of mass-produced goods. Commonly referred to as ‘modding’ or ‘hacking’ these modes of production are often marginalised within ‘consumer society’. Through projects such as the iPod Social Outreach Program Scott uncovers the consumer agency at work within the act of consumption. These projects privilege amateur practices and participate within gift economies. By engaging with existing communities of users Scott’s practice contributes to open information resources and seeks to remake consumer objects as public spaces.
Scott graduated from Fine Art (RMIT) in 2000 and is currently completing a PhD in Industrial Design at RMIT. He teaches regularly within the RMIT School of Architecture and Design and the VCA Sculpture and Spatial Practice program.
Scott has exhibited widely as both an individual artist and as part of the collaborative group OSW (Open Spatial Workshop). As a member of OSW, he was awarded the 2005 Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture for the sculptural work groundings. Details on Scott’s art, research and teaching practice can be found at www.openobject.org
