Fingers is a limited edition kinetic sculpture designed by Nik Ramage and an eternally tapping copy of the artist’s own hand. At the flick of a switch the resin cast fingers drum rhythmically until switched off.
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In Datamatics, Japanese electronic composer Ryoji Ikeda visualises real–time programme computations and data scanning and accompanies it with an electronically produced soundtrack, in “an art project that explores the potential to perceive the invisible multi-substance of data that permeates our world… seek(ing) to materialise pure data.”
Via Noise for Airports.
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GAD is an Oslo based semi-temporary mobile gallery for contemporary art, housed in a building built from ten shipping containers. The building was designed by MMW architects of Norway whilst the neat identity system for GAD was devised by Snasen. Read More
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Loving the work of Barcelona/Denver based artist and designer, Rafa Jenn.
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Illustrator Tyson McAdoo (who’s motto is “I kinda want to draw you naked”) has an excellent portfolio of work, divided into the categories, ‘Ladies’ and ‘Not Ladies’!
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Kseniya Simonova’s incredible dramatization of Germany’s invasion of Ukraine during WWII, performed with sand on a giant lightbox, won her the Ukraine’s Got Talent 2009 competition and deservedly so. Words cannot express how amazing this is.
Via Kottke, with thanks to Daniel for the heads up.
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The Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus, by Julius von Bismarck and Benjamin Maus, is a drawing machine illustrating a never-ending story by the use of patent drawings.
The machine translates words of a text into patent drawings. Seven million patents — linked by over 22 million references — form the vocabulary. By using references to earlier patents, it is possible to find paths between arbitrary patents. They form a kind of subtext.
New visual connections and narrative layers emerge through the interweaving of the story with the depiction of technical developments.
Watch the video here.
Via of paper and things.
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Fragile Future, by Drift, combines an electronic low energy lighting system with real dandelions, in a lightsculpture that appears to grow organically over a wall, sprouting dandelion seed heads along the way.
It’s a magical amalgamation of nature and technology and a reminder of the pact that needs to be made between these two extremes in order for them to survive.
Via NOTCOT.
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Odani Motohiko is a Japanese artist best known for visions of the future premised on “mutation” and “transformation” of the body in sculpture, film and photography.
