Simon’s work explores aspects of social process and formation in projects which draw on a variety of collaborative approaches ranging from those of Free Open Source Software and hacker culture, to public workshops and discussion events. The works are produced as a combination of gallery pieces and distributed media, such as websites and print publications.
He is a developer in the spring_alpha and Social Versioning System (SVS) projects. He has helped setup and run a number of hacklab and free media labs in Scotland including the Chateau Institute of Technology (ChIT) and Electron Club, as well as the Glasgow branch of OpenLab. He has written on aspects of Free Software and cultural praxis and has contributed to publications such as Software Studies (MIT Press, 2008), and MUTE magazine. His current projects are focused around relationships between land, law and social structures.
The ‘Kaleidoscope’ project builds upon ideas of improvisation and notation that he has been exploring within his practice over the past few years. This exploration has been conducted through the creation of the ‘object scores’ software and in writings such as his essay “All Problems of Notation Will be Solved by the Masses” which was the recipient of the the Vilem Flusser Media Theory Award at the Transmediale Festival in 2008. This essay explores the relationship between improvised music and performance groups of the late-1960s and current forms of art utilizing methods from the Free Software and Open Source movements, a field that he is directly involved in through his own work.
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Yuill, Simon
Artist, programmer and writer based in Glasgow, Scotland.
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