While participating in an art residency in Lisbon, ATLAS Assistant Professor Joel Swanson is听working on a new body of work,听鈥淭he Distance Between Words,鈥� which explores the various ways to measure the distance within texts: physically, semantically听and durationally. Sponsored听through Hangar: Centro de Investiga莽茫o Artistica, an artistic research center located in Gra莽a, Lisbon, the residency runs April 24鈥揗ay 29.听
"In addition to working on this project,听I'm enjoying exploring the libraries and archives of Lisbon, engaging with the local art community and eating dozens of听Past茅is de Nata," Swanson says.
Swanson's听research and teaching interests includes听digital art, digital media theory, design and typography.听He teaches听digital art, media theory听and the history of design for the Creative Technology and听Design (CTD) program,听and his work听intersects language and technology.听
His newest body of work is also听funded by Denver's听New Collection, which offers听grants and collaborations that "give artists the support they need to do something fundamentally different and new."
Swanson's artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally at institutions such as the Broad Museum in Lansing, The Power Plant in Toronto, the Glucksman in Cork, Ireland听and the North Miami Museum of Contemporary Art. In 2014 Swanson had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. In 2017 he showed work in Personal Structures, an official satellite show of the 57th Venice Biennale.
"The Distance Between Words" will be exhibited in Denver in September.
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