Dane Sutherland

Dr. Dane Sutherland is Lecturer in Media Practice. Known primarily through the ongoing project, Most Dismal Swamp, Dane is an artist and curator that collaborates directly with many international visual artists, musicians, designers and technologists to produce new media projects and immersive user experiences. He received his PhD qualification from Edinburgh College of Art and his research covers areas such as the philosophy, practices and legacy of The Speculative Turn, mixed reality and CGI media, contemporary subcultures, contemporary art, and hybrid experiences.

Dane flexibly teaches across the BA Media modules, working mainly in the pathway of Interactive Media/Games. He leads modules devoted to introducing BA students to Practice-Based Research, and to nurturing how integrating theory and practice enriches their projects. A key philosophy for Dane is to enable students to rigorously explore a multitude of creative directions and theoretical frameworks, reflecting the diversity of the BA Media cohort and their emerging aspirations as students.