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DrRalph Borland

Research Fellow

Visual Arts

  • Research Fellow
    Visual Arts

OVERVIEW

I am an artist who works at the interface of art, design, science and technology, and research. I draw widely from across disciplines to identify, investigate and communicate ideas and issues with social impact. I studied Sculpture and English for my undergraduate degree, and Interactive Electronics for my Masters. I wrote my PhD in an Engineering school, looking at North-South knowledge inequalities in design. My postdoctoral work spans domains from urban studies to climate change and medical humanities. I work with a wide range of collaborators, from surgeons to musicians, scientists, filmmakers and engineers. In 2025 I was artist-in-residence with the Neuroscience Institute at University of Cape Town, and I'm currently researching art-science programmes for Stellenbosch University's Visual Arts department.

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DEGREES

  • PhD
    Trinity College Dublin, Ireland1 Sep 2006 - 1 May 2011
  • Masters
    New York University, New York, United States1 Sep 1999 - 1 May 2002
  • Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts
    University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa31 Jan 1994 - 31 Dec 1997