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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
NO SHOW // animated gif // poor man’s neon // 2013
GIVE THE GIFT OF A GIF!
rainbow resonance study (three variables), courtesy @MuseumNerd
Commission your very own GIF! For a belated Hanukkah present, or just in time for Christmas. Or…just cuz!
For $75 you tell me what color(s) you want, and I’ll make a GIF similar to the one pictured above (and like these). The GIF will be emailed to whatever address you provide within two days of purchase.
Super fast shipping! In fact, all you need is an email address!
Available colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue.
I mean, I know it was the 80’s and all, but sheesh. Have you seen the video for the Fine Young Cannibals’ song “She Drives Me Crazy” recently?
you can count on me (study)
tally counter, inkjet print of tally counter, light bulb, frame
2012
Every time a tweet is posted with the phrase “you can count on me,” a light goes on.
Nearby a tally counter reads “1” while a representation of the same counter shows “0.”
And somewhere in between, we see the thing to be the thing we’re not.
A version of this piece will be included in the show Global Space, curated by Ben Valentine, opening at iMOCA this Friday. I’m in some great company… More info here.
rainbow dissonance study I
animated gif from three performances for scanner
2012
this time playing a little more with dissonance than resonance. in one “pass” of the thread clump i swiveled the low end of the color spectrum away from the scanner head to create an absence in the wave. in another pass, further in the field, i swiveled the other end away. the third pass was an attempt at a constant to bridge the two. (related and related)
UPDATE: this work is on reserve
rainbow (missed) connection - resonance study II
animated gif from three performances for scanner
2012
(see related explanation here)
UPDATE: This GIF was acquired by Eden Cayen. Thanks Eden!
rainbow resonance study (three variables)
animated gif from three performances for scanner
2012
i moved five clumps of multi colored thread across my scanner with the intention of keeping the rate of movement along the x-axis identical to the rate of movement of the scanner head, while moving up and down the y-axis at variable speeds while the scanner was recording. the resulting three stills were then animated.
note: while i realize the idea of a (process-oriented) “performance scan” might seem a little silly/eye-rolly, that’s exactly how i’ve been thinking of them—as performances that are recorded by a scanner. i think they’re related to a lot of the sound research i’ve been doing lately. as usual, no idea really what this is, or where it’s going yet. :)
UPDATE: This GIF was acquired by Museum Nerd. Thanks MNerd!
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