“epistemic object”
Hi, In the volume on “Evocative Objects” I mentioned yesterday, I found this quote by Knorr Cetina on “epistemic object” which I’d like to share with you: Epistemic objects “are processes and...
View ArticleIn/formation – an interesting exhibition in Brooklyn
Hi, I just found out that I missed a very interesting exhibition in Brooklyn. Yet, I thought I shared wit you what I read about it.http://www.briconline.org/rotunda/archive/in-formation.asp The text by...
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Rat art/art rat
In my first contribution to this blog I though I’d write about one of my art projects (in other modes, I may write about design or social science), directly following on from earlier posts about...
View ArticleWhy can’t we get past the Situationists?
I have been thinking about that in light of the neo-nomad theory… Why can’t we get past the Situationists? (I have added few thoughts in [...] to some old writing): The practice of “dérive” (drift or...
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Thinking with paper, fabric, ladders and projectors
The blog was started as a “companion” to the installation project we are working on with Aileen and that will be presented at NYU-Poly from March 5 to March 27 (BTW, thanks Yasmine for the nice post on...
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As we’re getting closer to the opening…
A few pictures taken by Hiroyuki Futawatari yesterday as we were working in the space.In some ways, the process is very new to me, in other ways it does remind me a lot of analyzing qualitative data…...
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Reflecting on the experience…
Yesterday was the opening night and things went very well… It was a great party, thanks to Liz DiNapoli… It was very nice to see people going through the maze, to see the text reflecting on them,...
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Vectorial Elevation
Reading the comments from visitors about their experience as they interact and construct the space, I remembered a reference that Yasmine sent me a while ago: “Some time ago I came across the work of...
View ArticleWords as the material: Jenny Holzer: Protect, protect
I went to see Jenny Holzer’s exhibition at the Whitney Museum a few days ago. It was interesting to me and look at someone for whom words, language, is the main material. Moreover, the way the...
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physically in the virtual space
Really happy to have made it to the centre of the maze to experience BSWW. The space that has been built is a beautiful and comfortable space. With a wonderful soundtrack too. Al and Aileen, it’s...
View ArticlePutting it down
Yesterday we put down the installation after Milena’s last visit (a just-in-time impromptu visit to New York) and in fact, Milena who’s been so involved in the discussion, ended up helping us putting...
View Articlewu jin qi yong, or waste not
As a follow up to the discussion started with my post on the project, Taking From, Leaving in, Moving on, I thought that the installation “Waste Not” by the Beijing artist Song Dong is very relevant....
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Verticale rouge, paroles en l’air
Last month when I was in Paris I went to see “Verticale Rouge, Paroles en l’air”(which you can translate Red vertical, idle words. Note that “paroles en l’air” means idle words or empty promises, “en...
View ArticleBreak out!
Please go and check an interesting project – exploring on how to reinvent office spaces in public spaces – in which Laura Forlano is involved. “This festival liberates workers from the traditional...
View ArticlePlaying the building at the Round House
Last summer I described my experience of “playing the building”, an installation by David Byrne which was taking place in NY. When I moved to London this summer, as I was walking nearby Camden Town, I...
View Article“Connecting the physical space to the imaginary space of the internet”
I’ve just read about this installation which was exploring the relationship between the physical and the virtual space: Constellations is a network music installation by Atau Tanaka connecting the...
View Articlebuilding_space_with_words on Brooklyn Independent TV
building_space_with_words is featured on Caught in the Act: Art in Brooklyn, on Brooklyn Independent Television (Time Warner 56 and Cablevision 69). It was premiered on October 28 at 10 pm. For the...
View Articlean article in Leonardo
Hi, we’re very happy to announce that our article building_space_with_words: An Interactive Multimedia Installation Exploring the Relationship between Physical and Virtual Space, accepted for...
View ArticleGaite Lyrique: a new space in Paris for media arts
It’s very exciting to see a new space in Paris dedicated to media arts. For the opening, they have invited United Visual Artists who explore online and technology mediated interactions through the lens...
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