In the Womb of the Rose

:::A Virtual Reality Rose Window to celebrate the Feminine:::

In the Womb of the Rose is a practice-based PhD research project to design a collaborative working environment to create a virtual reality rose window celebrating the 'Feminine' over the internet.

Click to see completed 2006 window

Or go to Workshop Galleries where you can see details of the completed designs

This project is a celebration of the unsung heroism of women who labour worldwide for their families both as mothers or through paid work outside the home. Traditional female activities - such as pottery and weaving, embroidery and cookery, belong to the civilizing work of women - medicine, education and industry all began in the kitchen.

The new digital rose window will be projected on the back of the Media Centre on the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St. Peters in Sunderland on International Women's Day Thursday March 8th 2007.

There will be a free public lecture on Monday 5th March 2007 in the Cinema at the Media Centre to explain the background to the project. Details below:

Free Screening and Presentation

Reconfiguring the Rose:
Digital Stained Glass for the Third Millennium

Presenter: Delia Whitbread
Location: Cinema, 2nd floor, Media Centre, Sir Tom Cowie Campus, University of Sunderland, St Peters, SUNDERLAND 0
Date & Time: Monday 5th March 2007, 6.00 – 7.00pm

For more information download a PDF flyer click button below:

This site is supported by the School of Arts, Design, Media and Culture of the University of Sunderland, UK and is part of a current practice-based Ph.D. project due to be submitted in March 2007.