Dr. Dan Hildén

Biography

Dan Tommi Hildén is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg, specializing in visual arts. His research focuses on the intersection of digital realities and sculptural practices, examining how materiality, place, and form are understood through digital tools. He investigates the aesthetic limits of plasticity in art and how technological constraints, including errors and unpredictability, can become integral to artistic expression. His research also delves into site-specificity and the ways digital environments reshape the conception of place, allowing sculptures to exist in both physical and virtual forms. Hildén explores neo-materiality, the merging of digital and physical materials, using techniques such as 3D printing to translate virtual forms into tangible objects. He emphasizes the significance of multisensory experiences—tactile, auditory, and spatial—that together contribute to a holistic aesthetic encounter. Hildén is actively involved in teacher education in the visual arts, developing curriculum and pedagogical strategies that reflect his innovative research interests.

Research Interests