Bio
Marcus is an Irish artist, technician and creative technologist living in Norway. Specialising at the intersection of process and medium, sourcing creative expression from what he refers to as Applied Information Theory. He prefers utilising the webs vernacular – working within perennial languages such as HTML and JS to empahsise accessibility.
He possesses a BFA in Photography & Film from TUS University Limerick and a M.Sc. in Art & Technology from the University of Limerick.
He has previously had association and work with the Limerick Arts Council, Irish Arts Council, Royal Dublin Society, Department of Foreign Affairs and EVA International, Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art.
Employment
Currently employed in a hospital based in central Norway, Marcus is the ICT Coordinator for department relating to national (and Scandinavian) drug information for use by healthcare professionals. His IT competencies include, but are not limited to:
- Full stack development
- System administration
- AI programming (ethics)
- Advanced search
- Database administration
- .NET Development
- Data forensics
- Networking architecture
- Knowledge base integration
- ISP technician
- On-prem hardware configuration
Creative Competencies
- Camera operator and DOP
- Digital Media Technician
- Event/Systems engineer
- 15+ years creative software knowledge
Ethics
Regarding AI programming, I do not personally approve of its use in the creative industry or my personal practice. This is an emergent technology that is causing major issues with its power requirements, its disruption to the global supply chain and wild misconceptions over its capabilities peddled by for-profit companies. I am, however, well aquatinted with its development and scope. This is because of my work with implementing it within a healthcare context. Working within a hospital as I do has demonstrated to me (when used correctly) the transformative nature of AI when assisting healthcare professionals.
I will often write about generative or programmatic coding. This will always, unless duly specified, refer to rigid programming parameters – and not generative AI.