studies for my past life as yuri
some drawings I have been working on
projects
shouldercam
I attended 2010 ZERO1 SJ Biennial as a visitor and spectator. I decided to try to capture as much as possible to bring back to Pensacola. In order to foster this I tried to design a set of mobile broadcast tools in order to record the events and interviews. I purchased a new mobile camera …
autonomous singers
i want to introduce two new autonomous circuits i have built and added to my e-beastiary. the circuits are variations based on the solarsoundmodul by Ralf Schreiber. the critters are photovoric singers that employ a Schmitt Hex Inverter IC, resistors, capacitors, piezo buzzers, and a photovoltaic cell. the modulation is slightly different on each output …
802.11 planar antennae paintings
this is a project in non-optimal aesthetic design. the straightforward premise is to use fractal/self-similar lines as a formal pictorial element and as a planar antennae packaged as the form of a painting. the ‘dragon curve’ is the drawing element that represents this merged idea. each segment is tuned to a quarter wavelength of a …
the mechanics of community
the mechanics of community is the latest DIWO project. we are coming together as a community to turn the most public gallery at San Jose State’s Art & Design School into an open workshop on electronics. we will be teachng artists how to use small electronics & robotics in their work and practice. James Stone is …
the mechanics of community
mechanics of community is a DIWO project created community and transforming the most public gallery at San Jose State’s Art & Design School into an open workshop on electronics. artists were taught how to use small electronics & robotics in their work and practice. James Stone participated as a guest instructor with a project called …
fontanaBot
a machine inspired by a nostalgia of modernism, an absurdist algorithm. fontanaBot (2008) is a sattelite arm programmed to autonomously design and execute ‘slash series’ works as an homage to Lucio Fontana. the robotic arm is equipped with a vibrating razor blade. the programming decides the number of slashes, where they start and where they …
Tantalum Memorial: Reconstruction
Tantalum Memorial: Reconstruction is a sculptural and technology project that commemorates the 4 million people killed during the civil war in the Congo. much of this conflict is directly attributable to the battle over the mining right for a high priced ore that is key in all contemporary electronic technologies, coltan. Tantalum Memorial: Reconstruction was …
publicDomain
publicDomain is an interventionist activity leveraging Etherpeg (http://etherpeg.org), the open source software that looks for the transmission of .jpeg and .gif files as they are sent over the public wireless system in the art history lecture hall at San Jose State. the images are collaged showing a real time visual study of the art history …
Parhelion
Parhelion is a projection environment sited at Villa Montalvo’s Love Temple during the Starry Starry Night program. Realtime images of the Sun from satellite observatories are cast on the ceiling of the temple structure providing a low and ambient light near and around the structure.. This video installation allows visitors to do the extraordinary: stare …