Carlow, Camila. Eye Heart Spleen. Eye Heart Spleen, 2014. Web. 7 July 2014. http://eyeheartspleen.com/gallery England-based artist Camila Carlow has created a photography collection using flowers and natural materials to replicate human organs. Carlow creates these images to call attention to nature’s indifference towards human presence and the way nature continues to grow regardless of human interaction. The photographs […]
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Natural Systems Domination
“Natural Systems Domination.” tres birds workshop. n.p. 2011 July. Web. 5 July 2014. http://tresbirds.com/NATURAL-SYSTEMS-DOMINATION tres birds workshop’s Natural Systems Domination is an art installation that uses organic materials to call attention to society’s separation from nature. Located in Denver, Colorado, the installation uses grass, moss, and pieces of shrubs to cover furniture used in daily […]
Rain Room
“Rain Room.” random-international.com. Random International, 2012. Web. 03 July 2014. http://random-international.com/work/rainroom/ Rain Room is an art installation that allows viewers to walk through rain without getting wet. Upon entering the Rain Room, participants are encouraged to walk through sheets of falling water while 3D cameras track their movements and positions within the Rain Room. Sensors […]
LED Dandelion
Gordijn, Lonneke and Ralph Nauta. Dandelight. n.d. studiodrift.com. Web. 27 June 2014. http://www.studiodrift.com/work/dandelight-1 Artists Lonneke Gordijn & Ralph Nauta have created a lamp made of an LED dandelion connected to a battery. A copper “stem” connects the LED dandelion to a battery at the base of the dandelion. Gordijn and Nauta hand make each lamp and sell them as individual art […]
Server Farms
Lee, Justin. “Energy Usage of Server Farms.” large.stanford.edu. Standford University, 6 Dec. 2012. Web. 27 June 2014. http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2012/ph240/lee1/ This source claims that one 50,000 square feet server farm uses about 5 megawatts continuously; that amount of energy would satisfy the needs of 5000 homes. The research also states that a lot of the energy produced comes from […]
Robotic Drumming Prosthesis
“Robotic Prosthesis Turns Drummer into a Three-Armed Cyborg.” www.news.gatech.edu. Georgia Institute of Technology, 6 Mar 2014. Web. 24 June 2014. http://www.news.gatech.edu/2014/03/05/robotic-prosthesis-turns-drummer-three-armed-cyborg Professor Gil Weinberg of Georgia Tech developed a prosthetic arm equipped with two drum sticks attached to one arm. Drummer Jason Barnes is able to control one drumstick with his bicep muscles while the second stick is controlled […]
Emotions Translated as Digital Art Installation
Sokol, Zach. “‘SKIN’ Transforms Your Emotions Into Sound And Color Through Sweat Data.” thecreatorsproject.vice.com. Vice Media Inc., 5 June 2014. Web. 16 June 2014. http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/skin-transforms-your-emotions-into-sound-a-color-through-sweat-data Audiovisual artist Claudia Robles designed an interactive art piece that responds and reflects a person’s emotional state through reading the participants skin moisture. The data is collected using a Galvanic Skin Response […]
Digital Tides
Holmes, Kevin. “Installation Uses Sand and Generative Visuals To Create A Digital Ocean.” thecreatorsproject.vice.com. Vice Media Inc., 9 June 2014. Web. 16 June 2014. http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/installation-uses-sand-and-generative-visuals-to-create-a-digital-ocean Michelle Higa Fox’s Strandlines is an art installation that replicates Rhode Island’s tide patterns. The installation uses light projections that mimic the ebb and flow of local tides in Rhode Island. No two […]
Plastic Bottles as Art
Clarke, Matthew James. “6,000 Plastic Bottles and LEDs Used To Make Glowing Labyrinth in Poland.” thecreatorsproject.vice.com. Vice Media Inc., 12 June 2014. Web. 16 June 2014. http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/an-illuminated-plastic-labyrinth-installed-in-poland Luzinterruptus, an anonymous Spanish art group, built an 11-foot-tall labyrinth made from plastic bottles in order to promote environmental awareness in Poland. The plastic labyrinth was built in Poland […]
Representations of Nature in Spike Jonze’s movie Her
Her. Dir. Spike Jonze. Perf. Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, and Amy Adams. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2013. DVD. I’ve recently watched Spike Jonze’s movie Her , trying to approach it from an environmentally focused perspective. At first I thought it was a visually stunning film with pseudo sci-fi undertones, but after watching it with the environment in […]