Nimbus – Berndnaut Smilde
Berndnaut Smilde is a Dutch artist who uses a mixture of photography and installation, but is perhaps best known for creating indoor clouds. In the artist’s own words, the ‘Nimbus’ series “present a transitory moment of presence in a specific location”, something which is underlined by their existence only in photos.…
It Was This Big – Robb Godshaw, 2013
“Computer Vision constantly measures a red Siamese Fighting Fish, displaying its dimensions on a tablet.
Completed for a short assignment in Golan Levin’s Interactive Art and Computational Design course at Carnegie Mellon.
Betta Fish, Pyrex Tupperware, Webcam, Ironwood, Tablet, Processing
Dimensions variable, that is the point.”…
Phase Revival: An Optical Harmonica
Phase Revival: An Optical Harmonica
For what appears to be one day only (tomorrow, Thursday 11th April) at the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds Grand Theatre.
– Aidan
Spark Chamber
Lucy Pullen’s Spark Chamber makes cosmic rays visible by using the ionised path created through a gas medium to bridge a gap between high voltage plate, causing a spark. Find out more about spark chambers here and here.
Pullen also made a cloud chamber, serving a similar purpose but instead condensing a stream of alcohol vapour.…
Electron Microscope Photography – Caren Alpert
So, you know those microscopes that are sitting on our ‘dining’ table? Check out these photos of food by Caren Alpert. Check out her website for high-res photos. Choclate Cake/Red Onion/Oreo/Red Liquorice. (via)
Zebra – Roy Wood
Check out the illustration work our new house-mate Mr. Wood is doing, it’s mighty fucking fine. He just sold his zebra, and that’s not a euphemism.
