| contact name | Eric Gunther |
| artists' names | Eric Gunther, Justin Manor, John Rothenberg |
| artists' locations | Cambridge, MA USA |
| art name | Algorithmic Materialization Study \#0 |
| art media | televisions, software, sound |
| art dimensions | 3x4x8' |
| art date | 2005 |
| art description | After establishing a set of algorithmic and architectural
rules, each member of sosolimited was given a graphical primitive -
points, lines, or planes - with which to compose in graphical and
sonic space. The sounds drive the motion graphics and the graphics
modulate the sounds. |
| art proposal | The My Pal 2 was a toy robot released around the early nineties. It ahs an
automated head, blinking lights, reacts to movement and button presses, and
can say a variety of phrases such as "I love you." or You're my man."
Our installation is composed of sculptural as well as motion graphics and
audio components. A few dozen My Pals will be arranged in the space, all
watching a stack of televisions. The televisions will be playing a transformed
sequence of stop-action My Pal animations.
There will also be a subtle audio track to the piece. The audio will consist of
sounds sampled from the My Pal robots, with a soft bed of My Pal murmurs
designed to draw the bypasser in and potentially an intermittent musical
layer, synchronized with the onscreen visuals. Determining the speaker setup
will require some experimentation in the space. |
| art placard | After establishing a set of algorithmic and architectural
rules, each member of sosolimited was given a graphical primitive -
points, lines, or planes - with which to compose in graphical and
sonic space. The sounds drive the motion graphics and the graphics
modulate the sounds. |
| date | Tuesday, February 1, 2005 |
| time | 4:03 PM EST |
| contact affiliation | sosolimited |
| contact address1 | 875 Massachusetts Ave, |
| contact address2 | Suite 11 |
| contact city | Cambridge |
| contact state | MA |
| contact country | USA |
| contact zip | 02139 |
| contact phone1 | 617-661-6680 |
| contact phone2 | 617-549-8398 |
| contact email | eric@davidsmall.com |
| artist1 affiliation | sosolimited |