chromastrobic light – Paul Friedlander

Imagine a physical sculptural version of a dynamical system in 3d space or a complex particle simulation, the kind that appears as a floating gas vapour. Using a technique called ‘chromastrobic light’ Paul Friedlander conjures … Read More

Windbreak – Adam Richards Architects

Adam Richards Architects have designed a wind breaker with a difference. Created for a priest to shelter him whilst writing sermons on his roof terrace in central London, this project is conceived as an electronic Annunciation. … Read More

Bridge – Michael Cross

“Bridge is a spectacular new site-specific design commission for Dilston Grove, London (Cafe Gallery Projects) by Michael Cross. Housed in a former church, (one of the earliest examples of poured concrete construction and a Grade II listed building), … Read More

Bubbles – Interactive Pneumatic Environment

Completed a couple of weeks ago at the Materials & Applications research and exhibition site in Los Angeles, I have been meaning to post ‘Bubbles‘ after following its rapid development and construtction on the supporting blog that … Read More

Kinetica Museum, London

 I was so excited to see the opening of Kinetica, the UK’s first Museum dedicated to time based art such as kinetic, interactive and robotic art, that I rushed down yesterday to get a look at the … Read More

Bartlett School of Architecture – Interactive Architecture Workshop

Today the Bartlett School of Architecture, London will start a new academic year and so I’ve put a little info online about the Interactive Architecture Workshop otherwise known as Unit 14 . Rather than my rather Biased opinion here is … Read More

Random Screen – Paperpixel – Aram Bartholl

One of my favourite and simplist projects at Ars Electronica was Aram Bartholl ‘s Random Screen.

“Random Screen” is a mechanical thermo dynamic display which does not rely on any electricity.

Each of the 12 by 12 cm … Read More

Hello World – Yunchul Kim

Hello world is an installation by Yunchul Kim that contains a codified audio signal that circulates in a closed (feedback) system, consisting of a computer, a speaker, 246 meters of copper tube and a microphone. By using the … Read More

Music for Bodies – Sonic Bed

Music for Bodies is a research project linking the sonic mapping of human bodies to architecture, through a practical study of bioresonance and interface building. Its aim is to discover new methods of experimental music making, as well as make … Read More

Outerspace

Another project that I saw online a while ago was Outerspace by Andre Stubbe and Markus Lerner of the Berlin University of the Arts. It was presented as part of the CyberArts Exhibition at Ars Electronica but unfortunately … Read More

From dust till dawn

Dust behaves unpredictably and is difficult to control. Besides that it is not especially popular, being regarded as "dirt" in our culture. As elusive as time seems to us it nevertheless leaves physical traces in the form … Read More

Robotic Chair

At Ars Electronica's Cyber Arts exhibition I got to finally see after seeing a prototype video online last year, Max Sean, Raffaello D'Andrea, and Matt Donovan's 'Robotic Chair' project in action. The robotic chair can break apart and then … Read More

Curious Implantation – Nicole Knauer

On the openinng night of Ars Electronica I visited the KunstRaum Goethestraße to see Nicole Knauer’s remarkable installation ‘Curious Implantation ‘ made from 500,000 white plastic cable ties. Using a generic object for day to day electronics and … Read More

Reorient – Migrating Architectures

"Re:orient – migrating architectures" explores the local aspects of China ‘s global significance and increasing influence. The project seeks to forecast possibilities which are now detectable only along retail channels, but which will, in all likelihood, determine the built … Read More

Magink

magink display technologies have developed full-colour digital ink technology which manipulates the ink molecules to generate a full-colour spectrum including shades of grey. Images created with this technology can be viewed indoors and outdoors, using the ambient light to enhance the image … Read More

Making an Ecology – Interactive Architecture Workshop

Earlier this summer the Interactive Architecture Workshop aka Unit 14 of the Bartlett School of Architecture which I’m part of, were given a grant by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) to undertake a project … Read More

Graffiti Research Lab at Ars Electronica

While I was in Linz, Austria for Ars Electronica, the Graffiti Research Lab put together a workshop to make as many LED throwies as they could and then organised a meeting in the town center to decorate the … Read More

2006 Prix Ars Electronica – Winners of the Golden Nicas

I've just got back from Ars Electronica after an enjoyable weekend meeting many artists and others interested in the whole field of digital art. A total of six Golden Nicas were awarded out of a total 3,177 entries … Read More