chromastrobic light – Paul Friedlander

October 16, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn | 2 Comments

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

Bridge – Michael Cross

October 11, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn | 7 Comments

“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

Kinetica Museum, London

October 7, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn | 5 Comments

 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

Random Screen – Paperpixel – Aram Bartholl

September 24, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn | 3 Comments

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

September 22, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn | One Comment

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

September 20, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn | 5 Comments

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

September 18, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn

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

September 15, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn | 2 Comments

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

Curious Implantation – Nicole Knauer

September 11, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn

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

September 8, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn

"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

Making an Ecology – Interactive Architecture Workshop

September 7, 2006 | Ruairi Glynn | 2 Comments

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