Sound Installation
This seems almost Sci-fi stuff to me, I've wanted to create installations on a large scale but have lacked some of the technical know-how. I couldn't imagine creating a piece like this with all of the custom made tubing and speakers. Heck, I've created a model of an installation and couldn't get the LED lights to do what I wanted them to do. This is another reason I am in the CIA program, to familiarize myself with the foundation of such projects.
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Changing Space...
Thomas Soetans and Kora Van den Bulcke have created an international collective of artists that deal with interactive installations and virtual worlds as a way to redefine and manipulate space within architecture. The most recent exhibit presented deals with shifting perspectives and challenges to interpret what they see in hybrid environments with virtual and real space.
I am a gamer and this has been an influence in my life in many ways. I've spend much time within virtual worlds and have challenged myself to think about the use of space created digitally. These exhibits seem to completely alter perception through the use of scale and technology, leaving us wondering what the future holds in such media.
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LED Master
Miyajima uses LED light installations to create an ambience that mirrors hope and life. Many of his work comes from tragedy and death and offers optimistic condolence to viewers. The LED lights are a metaphor for life or as he puts it the "eternity of life." These installations deal with Buddhist philosophy of the radiance of life.
This artist I found interesting because he works with LED lights. This is something that I have tried using in pieces and I am excited to see the work he has done. The feeling from his images are unique and expressive and really gives a very beautiful atmospheric quality to the site specific work.
