26/01/2011
11/01/2011
Supposed Stalagmites by Jennifer Rose
Hand cut paper sculptures by Toronto-based artist, Jennifer Rose Sciarrino.
26/12/2010
23/12/2010
14/12/2010
Body Drum Kit by Daito and Masaki Teruoka
I guess you all remember Daito Manabe his Electric Stimulus project where he stimulated his facial muscles with small electric pulses, synced to music. Daito and Masaki Teruoka developed the next step of this system. Together with myoelectric sensors, they can make music by tapping on each other’s skin.
I AM FURNITURE series by Bas van Raay
I AM FURNITURE appears to be a series which imposingly allocates an electric heater as a piece of furniture. Most of us have defined furniture as a table, a chair, or a bed, but who said that furniture isn’t any movable article within a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working? Bas van Raay, identifies the objects of I AM FURNITURE, with the freedom of this thoughts and his mind. I AM FURNITURE is composed of four electric heaters - Little Sister, Big Brother, Siamese Twin, and Parents.
13/12/2010
02/12/2010
29/11/2010
Urushi musical interface by Yuri Suzuki
Japanese designer and electronic musician, yuri suzuki, developed the 'urushi musical interface' project for the exhibition 'collacqueration: designed in the UK - lacquered in japan'. organized by emiko oki, the initiative brings young UK-based designers and the lacquer craftsmen of wajima, in ishikawa prefecture, japan together.
The lacquer of wajima is an important intangible cultural property of japan. it is made using original techniques consisting of at least 20 and sometimes more than 100 processes, giving it extra durability. wajima lacquer is also known for its highly decorative features, such as makie, whereby metal or colored powder is sprinkled on the lacquer, and chinkin, which involves scoring a pattern of lines on the lacquer and then rubbing gold powder into these areas.
In his exploration of the lacquer of wajima technique, yuri suzuki has collaborated with british composer and musician matthew rogers on 'urushi musical interface', a touch panel style instrument which uses the principle of gold inlay. it is a musical instrument in which the two worked together to produce a logically functional circle patterned keyboard. the circular format allows one to understand musical codes very easily.
For example: if you touch the C, G, E keys, the interface will play the G major code. if you touch the C, G, E flat keys you can play the C minor code.
In terms of engineering, each gold inlay line is hooked up to a touch switch board and then connected to contact the MIDI interface, allowing one to connect any MIDI electronic musical instruments and controls from this keyboard.
'urushi musical interface' was developed in collaboration with wajim lacquer craftsman takashi wakamiya.
The lacquer of wajima is an important intangible cultural property of japan. it is made using original techniques consisting of at least 20 and sometimes more than 100 processes, giving it extra durability. wajima lacquer is also known for its highly decorative features, such as makie, whereby metal or colored powder is sprinkled on the lacquer, and chinkin, which involves scoring a pattern of lines on the lacquer and then rubbing gold powder into these areas.
In his exploration of the lacquer of wajima technique, yuri suzuki has collaborated with british composer and musician matthew rogers on 'urushi musical interface', a touch panel style instrument which uses the principle of gold inlay. it is a musical instrument in which the two worked together to produce a logically functional circle patterned keyboard. the circular format allows one to understand musical codes very easily.
For example: if you touch the C, G, E keys, the interface will play the G major code. if you touch the C, G, E flat keys you can play the C minor code.
In terms of engineering, each gold inlay line is hooked up to a touch switch board and then connected to contact the MIDI interface, allowing one to connect any MIDI electronic musical instruments and controls from this keyboard.
Urushi Musical Interface from Yuri Suzuki on Vimeo.
'urushi musical interface' was developed in collaboration with wajim lacquer craftsman takashi wakamiya.
Chasing cormorans 2.0 by pan generator
Orany is a recent installation by the polish design group pan generator, created for a recent conference and exhibition at the polish national audiovisual institute. ‘chasing cormorans 2.0’ is an interactive design, which plays a record backwards and forwards at various speeds depending on the viewers position and speed in the space. the song is an old polish hit by piotr szczepanik , ‘goniąc kormorany’ (chasing cormorans) which the group transcribed on a custom vinyl plate. instead of spinning in the forward direction, the record player is run by an arduino board which tracks the movement of the viewer. their movement and speed is measured and then transferred to the record playing, giving the user control of the playing.
◥ panGenerator @ Kultura 2.0 / Culture 2.0 from panGenerator on Vimeo.
http://pangenerator.com
25/11/2010
Paik Raster Manipulation Unit or Wobbulator
Demo video of the Paik Raster Manipulation Unit or Wobbulator, an example of Paik's "prepared television" which distorts broadcast signals or, if used as a monitor, images from a live or prerecorded source.
The Wobbulator from blair neal on Vimeo.
Turning the Place Over by Richard Wilson
Turning the Place Over by Richard Wilson was an installation commisioned for the Liverpool 2008 Biennial. He made an 8 metres diameter ovoid cut from the façade of a building in Liverpool city centre and made to oscillate in three dimensions. The revolving façade rests on a specially designed giant rotator, usually used in the shipping and nuclear industries, and acts as a huge opening and closing ‘window’, offering recurrent glimpses of the interior during its constant cycle during daylight hours.
Turning the Place Over - Richard Wilson, 2007 from Liverpool Biennial on Vimeo.
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