Engineering and art collaborations for innovation

From Leonardo da Vinci to collaborations in the 1960´s between engineers and artists and the more recent success of Apple Inc., demonstrates that the connection between engineering and art is well established. This paper gives some historical background on engineering and art collaborations and presents two such collaborations. The collaborations presented are DataS p a c e d and TimeTransit. These projects demonstrate that engineering and art collaborations provide individual benefit to both the artist and the engineer. In addition, the technology lessons learned through these types of projects can also lead to further innovation for the creation of technology outside of the realm of only art installations.