Oliver has been a tutor, lecturer and Teaching Fellow at Edinburgh College of Art and University of Edinburgh since 1999. He is currently in post as Head of Arts, Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh.

“My work, directly or indirectly has always been related to the natural environment; space, time and memory, moving from one point of focus and concept to another, with a subsequent shift of process, approaches and medium; from creating conceptual site-specific installations to drawing and painting approaches, as it has done for the past 10 years. Yet, within employing these traditional approaches and use of mediums, I will often investigate processes and techniques, such as exploring surface qualities; fusing oil paint and water-based materials together. My current work employs Lidar technology, a system for creating a digital 3D cloud-point map of a space. I have currently been focusing on scanning sites around Scotland, such as The Lost Valley, which are processed before being translated and developed in the studio. It is working in this way, employing digital technologies alongside those traditional approaches to explore geological and geomorphic features and characteristics of a location through memory, space and time.” Oliver Reed

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