Rebuilding Early Computer Artworks

Ernest Edmonds (pictured below, right) began to create computer artworks in Leicester alongside Stroud Cornock in the late 1960s (see the Leicester Computer Art Pioneers exhibition and catalogue).  He has gone on to have an international career as an academic and artist and is now seen as a pioneer of computer art. 

In preparation for his "Networked" exhibition at Gazelli Art House in London (1st August - 15th September 2025), Sean Clark from Interact Digital Arts worked with Professor Edmonds to recreate his early-1970s "Communication Game" artwork using contemporary technology and build a new infrastructure for his latest "Quantum Tango" distributed artwork.

This provided an excellent opportunity for Sean to understand the construction and function of Edmonds' artworks in detail, and he has recorded multiple conversations with Ernest Edmonds about the artworks and the importance of documenting computer artwork in this way, not simply collecting the "objects" involved in their realisation. 

This work contributes to the Computer Arts Archive's ongoing research into digital art preservation, particularly for artists with a connection to Leicester. An exhibition of new prints by Ernest Edmonds will be held as part of the "Quantum Art" exhibition at the Phoenix Café Bar in Leicester, from early October to the end of December 2025.

Creating the Artworks at R10 Studios

"Networked" Exhibition at Gazelli Art House