The 'e' Prefix: e-Science, e-Art & the New Creativity

The 'e' Prefix: e-Science, e-Art & the New Creativity

The division of labour that has kept the sciences and the arts apart for the past two hundred years is collapsing with the development of the 'e' prefix. As the craft practices of both areas proceed in their own directions, the 'e' component of both the sciences and the arts have created communities of interest that suspect they hold the key to the future development of the craft worlds in which they trained. Their mutual interest in exploring the possibilities of new technologies ahead of the crystalisation of e-practices provides an historic moment where the categories and values that separate science and art come under examination. The task of the early-adopters and innovators of the 'e' culture is to imbue the prefix with meaning and application whilst revelling in the opportunity to use it to transform their disciplines. This presentation will explore where the locus of creativity relocates under these conditions and how that may impact on the culture of the arts in particular.