The graphic three dimensional objects the characters carry represent facets of these technologies and the possibilities of its ever changing nature.įrom independent media activist collectives to hacker groups working secretly underground, gaining the upper hand on the social media turf has become a key goal as the “old media” of TV, newspapers and radio lose their stand as state controlled media. Yet beyond the fight on the street for justice & freedom it is the tools of technology that aid them. The floating characters in the video projection all hide behind these masks providing both anonymity and protection against the forces they battle. The video projection and the works on paper, both use a common symbols of resistance, the gas mask, which has turned into a potent symbol against oppression and for protection against the use of tear gas and pepper sprays. The old dictatorships and governments did not see this coming in its entirety, and their efforts to curb the use of technology in these scenarios has only helped fuel these crowd sourced revolts and its goals. From the Arab Spring to the Occupy movement, technology at the hands of citizens has turned into a powerful tool to document and disseminate information. This work is directly influenced by the sweeping changes across the world caused by the recent revolutions and the use of technology to manifest ideology, the fight for justice and freedom of speech. Finally, after a "thrown-out" version of a cassette transfer, the final track was re-mixed in Garageband, where a slight digital drum machine was added to aid the video visuals. The music was then mixed and reversed by utilizing Protools with another engineer. The initial step was recording organic instruments, including cello, guitar, organ, and drum, live, onto an Analog tape machine. Heavy Birds approached the music from various aspects or "views", concerning modern day recording. Visually the video is multi-layered non narrative journey across various national parks of America intermixed with motion graphics and sound reactive digital landscapes produced generatively with Processing Code. The viewing & recording of these landscapes through optical devices and screens, produces spatial and temporal distortions in light and perspective so as challenging our perception, memory and experience of the moments we witness in them. Conceptually the video centers on the transformation & distortion of landscapes as seen in nature and those created via the digital realm. View 83 is a video collaboration between the band Heavy Birds and video artist Visakh Menon. The color red was used to signify the dynamite sticks. The work was then 3D printed over which the hand drawn lines add a sense of movement & refer to linear train tracks. I converted the waveforms of the audio clip into a 3d form using custom code and 3D modelling. The story I worked with happens Before WWII, the resident speaks of his childhood and when stopped trains used to leave a small charge of dynamite on the tracks to warn approaching trains, which he and his friends would find and use to cause mischief. Each mural is a response to a story told by a local site-owner that reflects a memory related to the specific location. Railroad Dynamite Public art: 3D printed PLA and epoxy resin 2018ĭuring the summer and fall of 2018, the West Reading Museum of Temporary Art invited neighbors and vistors alike to explore the streets of West Reading, PA in search of a selection of brick-sized murals installed on homes and businesses throughout.The collection sought to unearth personal histories of the borough that would otherwise remain unrecorded.
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