Mr Matthew Harris
MA
Digital Lab Manager
- HarrisM17@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 79101
- Bute Building, Room 0.17, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB
Overview
Responsibilities
Matthew manages the Digital Fabrication facility at the Welsh School of Architecture. He is able to offer advice on a broad aspect of design and making processes; as well as supporting the set up and creation of digital files (CNC Router, Laser Cutting & 3d Printing).
External activities
Matthew is a practising artist, who's work encompasses a varierty of mediums; Predominately Painting. The main body of his practice has focused our relationship with the urban landscape, with an emphasis on composition.
Biography
Since studying a BA in Fine Art, Contemporary media and completing a Master Degree is Fine Art, Matthew has worked in a supporting role; advising staff and students in the development and fabrication of artefacts across the broad creative sector of education, as well advising artists in a technical capacity.
Before taking the role of Digital Craftsman at the Welsh School of Architecture, Matthew was a Senior Fabrication Technician at the Newport School of Art and Design and a Technical Demonstrator within the Soft Modelling Department of Cardiff School of Art and Design.