This talk takes a high speed journey through Sunderland born artist and designer Dominic Wilcox’s creative life so far, examining his constant search for ideas and inspiration wherever he can find it. Starting in Sunderland as a school boy and ending at the United Nations, via the Late Show in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Dominic works between the worlds of art, design, craft and technology to create innovative and thought provoking objects and sketchbook innovations. Recent project ideas include the design of a pair of shoes with inbuilt GPS to guide the wearer home, a Binaudios device to listen to the sounds of a city, a race against a 3D Printer at the V&A, and a stained glass driverless car of the future.
Public Lecture Series 2016/17 is the fifth year of the University of Sunderland’s popular public lectures. As with previous years, the University continues to bring a variety of interesting free talks to the general public of the City of Sunderland and the wider North East of England. The Public Lecture Series will feature a range of lectures from notable speakers.
Sir Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre, Prospect Building, St Peter’s Campus | 6.30pm
Free tickets must be reserved in advance here.
