Tom Milnes

Dr. Tom Milnes is a Research Fellow at Falmouth University's Centre for Blended Realities. Based in the UK, he integrates artistic practice with academic research, focusing on the materiality of digital imagery and technologies. His work interrogates cultural impacts of media through glitches, errors, and hidden subcultures, employing photogrammetry, augmented reality, and NetArt methods often via sculptural installations or social-engagement practices.

Professional Engagements:

• Completed major public artwork Ashnihilation (2022) for European Research Development Fund/Green Minds using HoloLens AR
• Curator of online platform Polygon Palm
• Exhibition history includes prestigious institutions like Gyeonggi International Biennale (Korea), CEAC (Xiamen), and KARST (Plymouth)

Research Focus:Explores tensions between physical and digital realms through:

• Augmented reality interventions
• Photogrammetry applications
• Experimental digital media practices
• NetArt methodologies
• Material culture of technology
• Critical glitch studies

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. from Falmouth University/UAL (2001)
• PGCE in Secondary Education Art & Design from Goldsmiths College (2012)
• MFA Fine Art from Sandberg Instituut (2011)
• BA(Hons) Fine Art from Oxford Brookes University (2006)