Drivers Introduction
Stephen Bell

Summary

Stephen Bell introduces the Computer Arts Society exhibition "Drivers," which gathers new and existing work by members of the CAS committee. He frames the show around the computing idea of a driver as an interface between parts of a system, and likens the committee itself to a creative black box whose unpredictable output can be read through its creations. Bell then walks the audience through the catalogue, reading short statements by each exhibitor. The artists span a wide range of practice: Anna Dumitriu on bioart, genomics and antibiotic resistance; Catherine Mason on the early history of British computer art and the legacy of George Mallen; David Upton on the vanishing soundscape of London diesel engines; Ernest Edmonds on constructive systems and human-centred interaction; Jeff Davis on algorithmic storytelling and AI imagery; Graham Dewar on subversive panoramic photography; Paul Brown on cellular automata and emergent art; Sean Clark on self-organising visual systems; and Sue Gollifer on her pioneering role in digital art education and early international exhibitions. Bell closes by situating his own early work with randomness, 3D illusion and generative systems within this broader committee context, while questioning the marketing hype around recent AI.

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