Katy Connor
8 – 22 October
Preview: Friday 7 October, 6 to 9pm
You are invited to the exhibition preview of works by Katy Connor
http://www.plymouthartscentre.org/art/2011/katy-connor.html
Katy Connor engaged with scientific processes of Atomic Force Microscopy and data visualisation whilst associate artist at i-DAT. Her new work reflects on these technologies and how they frame perception. PUREFLOW [mobile edition] is a miniature, hand held iPhone app for a mobile and global audience. It reveals the noise generated between GPS data systems and multiple satellites, 3G networks and Wifi hotspots as a tangible presence in the environment. Untitled_Force is a sculptural piece that translates a digital micrograph of the artist’s blood into architectural porcelain, using industrial processes. Katy Connor is a Plymouth Visual Arts Consortium artist hosted by i-DAT. For more information visit www.katyconnor.com
Artist Katy Connor is featured on BBC Click talking about her latest work PURE FLOW [mobile edition]. BBC Click is broadcast on BBC World Service and available to listen to on iPlayer.
This is the second in a series of exhibitions which documents the work of seven artists and curators who have taken part in Plymouth Visual Arts Consortium’s Associate Scheme. The PVAC organisations who have hosted an Associate include, Groundwork, i-DAT, KURATOR, Plymouth College of Art, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and Zest.
Image: Katy Connor, Pure Flow, photo: Bill Leslie
i-DAT launches OP-SY.com - a central repository for its Operating Systems.
i-DAT is developing a range of ‘Operating Systems’ to dynamically manifest ‘data’ as experience in order to enhance perspectives on a complex world. The Operating Systems project explores data as an abstract and invisible material that generates a dynamic mirror image of our biological, ecological and social activities.
The Operating Systems project proposes a range of tools and initiatives that have the potential to enhance our ability to perceive and orchestrate this mirror world. The intention with the range of Operating Systems outlined on this site is to make the data generated by human and ecological activity tangible and readily available to the public, artists, engineers and scientists.
Aggregator v1.0 builds on a suite of creative ‘tools’ or ‘operating systems’ that dynamically manifest ‘data’ as an abstract and invisible material, forming a mirror image of our world and reflecting, in sharp contrast and high resolution, our biological, ecological and social activities.
Aggregator v1.0 generates an audio/visual immersive experience of data feeds from web 2.0 platforms, news feeds, networks, buildings, and satellites all orchestrated through subtle audience interaction.
Aggregator v1.0 is a evolving generative performane and the audience is able drop in and out during the session.
Aggregator v1.0 coding and composition by Pete Carss.
Aggregators: Pete Carss and Mike Phillips.
Aggregator v1.0 is a component of the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival 2010
Date: Saturday 27 February.
Venue: Immersive Vision Theatre.
Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm.
Admission: FREE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDyk9rj6QGo
Live coding application - Fluxus (care of Dave Griffiths):
Audio feeds:
PALAOA Audio Observatory (microphone under ice)
http://icecast.awi.de:8000/PALAOA.MP3
Air Traffic Control:
http://mso.liveatc.net:80/khnd1
http://aus.liveatc.net:80/sbbr_acc
Calm noises:
http://www.whitenoise247.com/Sounds/CalmSeaWaves.wav
http://www.whitenoise247.com/Sounds/river_full.wav
Natural Radio:
http://mp3.nasa-us.speedera.net:8000/mp3.nasa-us/florida1
http://67.207.143.181:80/vlf15
http://194.116.73.37:8000/pontese124.m3u
http://icecast.nis.nasa.gov:8000/florida1
http://picasso.astro.ufl.edu:8000/icy_1
Radio Astronomy:
http://28.72.128.252:8000/radast
Fluxus sample code:
;(require fluxus-016/drflux)
(require fluxus-017/planetarium)
;(set-dome-mode! #t)
(smoothing-bias 2)
(clear)
;(clear-colour 0)
;(blur 0.1)
;(fog (vector 0.1 0.1 0.1) 0.2 0.01 0.1)
(ortho)
(define dome (dome-build 10 180 2048))
; buffersize and samplerate need to match jack’s
(start-audio “MPlayer” 1024 48000)
(define (render count)
(cond
((not (zero? count))
(translate (vector 0.1 0.1 (* 10 (gh 4))))
(scale (vector 2 2 1))
(rotate (vector (gh 4) (gh 5) (gh 6) ))
(colour (vector (* 0.5 (gh 4)) 0.2 (* 0.5 (gh 10))
0.3))
(opacity 0.3)
(draw-torus)
(render (- count 1)))))
;(with-state
;(rotate (vector 0 -25 0))
;(render (- count 1))
;(draw-cube)
;set the view of the camera
(dome-setup-main-camera 1400 1050)
(every-frame
(with-pixels-renderer (dome-pixels)
(with-state
;(rotate (vector 0 0 (* 90 (cos(/ (time) 10)))))
(translate (vector 0 0 -100)) ; move it into view
(render 10)))
i+DATA exposes the ways in which data is instituted in a variety of contexts, de-fragmenting issues related to the production, control and distribution of digital media across the cultural industries. The i+DATA Exposition seeks to de-fragment practices and digital activities across the public and private sectors that define the cultural industries within the South West region and beyond. Partitioned into a series of seminars, practical workshops, presentations and screenings, the exposition provides a rich environment for focused critical discussion on the future of digital media. http://www.i-dat.org/projects/idata/
