Gavin MacDonald

Dr. Gavin MacDonald is an academic at Manchester Metropolitan University, affiliated with the Manchester School of Art and the Art and Performance Department. His research bridges visual culture, media theory, and human geography, focusing on contemporary art practices involving mapping, aerial views, and remote sensing technologies like Google Earth. He has explored the trace of movement in new media art and its implications for understanding migrant bodies and spatial dynamics.

His scholarly output examines the temporalities of geomedia, relational space in GPS-based art, and the intersection of physiological data and cartography in works like Christian Nold's Bio Mapping. He is a member of the Art and Performance Research Hub, contributing to critical discussions on locative media and digital mapping aesthetics.

• Email: g.macdonald@mmu.ac.uk
• Office: Grosvenor Building, Room G13