See to get the official IUR ringtone go to http://phoneflora.peperonity.com or go to www.normalflora.co.uk or www.bio-tracking.annadumitriu.co.uk for more music created with the help of the bacteria that we co-exist with (and some of my friends).
Movies
See www.unnecessaryresearch.org to view IUR movies
Television
I've been on the BBC twice this year and Meridien ITV once! See my blog for more info. From a the point of view of a female PhD student this is a pretty interesting video.
I also love Regenesis the best TV show ever, this gorgeous title sequence gives a taste of the series, highly recommended. Me fetishize science! Never!
Books
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S Kuhn
The Postmodern Condition by Jean Francois Lyotard
The Telematic Embrace by Roy Ascott
The Inhuman by Jean Francois Lyotard
Women, Art and Technology by Judy Malloy
The Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant
Heroes
All unnecessary researchers. I'm not that this counts or even comes close to hero status, I'm not sure I even like it, but it's kind of interesting.
The Institute of Unnecessary Research's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Networking
Hometown:
Brighton
Body type:
5' 7"
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:
Aries
Smoke / Drink:
No / Yes
Education:
Post grad
Occupation:
Artist
The Institute of Unnecessary Research's Schools
University of Brighton
Brighton, United Kingdom
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Ph.D.
Major: Fine Art/Philosophy/Microbiology
1991 to Present
The Institute of Unnecessary Research is still thinking about the sublime qualities of bacteria Posted at 1:39 PM Feb 10, 2008 view more
About me: Research for the sake of it.
Artists are innovators, if a new piece of technology or a new medium, becomes available; artists want to try it, to experiment with it. Some artists take on the role of a scientist and some scientists equally take on the role of artist. By stepping outside the tyranny of the hypothesis we can go off at tangents, to get bogged down in aesthetics and be mavericks, in fact there is very little you can do to control us. As Einstein said "If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
To get involved with the work, be kept informed about events or for permission to use images please contact me.
To hire us to perform our experiments at your event, undertake various forms of unnecessary research or kind of freak you out please get in touch.
See more details here www.unnecessaryresearch.org
The Institute of Unnecessary Research was formed in 2005 and was a celebrated part of The Critical Incident Festival at Sussex University in May.
Comments included:
• “ This could be a new paradigm!”,
• “I couldn’t tell if they were joking or serious!” (Note: we were serious, which is quite funny in itself! – Anna Dumitriu)
• “The questioning of the epistemological nature of scientific research is integral to the work”
• “This is a half baked idea”
• “The man with the crockery is on a personl journey of fruitlessness"
• “The strangest experience I’ve ever had”
Who I'd like to meet: If you are undertaking any form of seriously unnecessary research then I'd love to chat about it. Membership of the IUR is extremely nepotistic so I doubt I'd actually let you join but if you are really interesting and impressive I guess it's possible. The best way to do that is to secretly befriend one of the other dept heads and get them to introduce you to me with a personal recommendation! (At least I'm honest!)
Anyone who would like to give us money for our research or events; funders, corporate bods who'd like us to turn up and be strange, art collectors who'd like to get a piece of the IUR action while you can still afford us then please get in touch. We have work to suit all budgets, from photographic prints to cryogenically frozen DNA samples.
If you'd like to buy a ltd edition Instiute of Unnecessary Research badge or T Shirt and authenticity certificate please get in touch. Badges (and certificate) £5 each and T Shirts (and certificate) £30 each. White paper suits as used in performances are also available at £10 each, all profits to fund my unnecessary research.
To get the official IUR ringtone go to http://phoneflora.peperonity.com
Global Personality Test Results
Stability (53%) medium which suggests you average somewhere in between being calm and resilient and being anxious and reactive. Orderliness (63%) moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly organized, reliable, neat, and hard working at the expense of flexibility, efficiency, spontaneity, and fun. Extraversion (63%) moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting at the expense of developing your own individual interests and internally based identity.
On Wednesday, May 9th 2001, over twenty military, intelligence, government, corporate and scientific witnesses came forward at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to establish the reality of UFOs or extraterrestrial vehicles, extraterrestrial life forms, and resulting advanced energy and propulsion technologies.
