Deborah Davies (Dd) Email & Phone Number

ARTIST | ETHNOGRAPHER | VIDEOGRAPHER. Companies are fast seeing the value of hiring people who think creatively and collaboratively because that is when people innovate. I was Artist in Residence at the University of London's Centre for Creative Collaboration C4CC for five years. It was here that I worked with a variety of organisations and often gave talks and run workshops on approaches to making highly effective creative collaborations, as well contributing to the shaping of a co-working space. As an Artist, my practice sits at the intersection of wearable, IOT, data visualization and ethnography. I love exploring how people interact with and react to, provocative stimuli. Having worked as a Broadcast journalist for many years for media houses including the BBC, I developed great ethnographic and data skills which were later used in Market Research along with great video production skills. . I now successfully work with clients, consulting at the intersection of all these areas, helping them create content that connects with the right audience and drives real growth and value for businesses. Whilst at C4CC, I was the lead artist on an interactive sculpture called the Luma Module in collaboration with other artists at C4CC. The sculpture was selected for Burning Man in 2103 and in 2014 I exhibited a second major sculpture, StarWay at Burning Man 2014. My latest work, an interactive installation called F*ck L*ve is due to be shown in October 2015 in Berlin, Germany. In 2016, I will feature in a Bloomsbury Publication entitled Designing with Smart Textiles by Sarah Kettley for my wearable technology projects including my light up dresses and skirts and other interactive/wearable creations, all of which can be found on my website, www.ddavies.meKEY SKILLS:Creative strategyCreative directionEthnographyMarket researchSocial media strategy and Implementation through content