kramser – F15 54-498/54-798/60-446/60-746: Expanded Theater

“Skin Deep” by Rosalie Yu and Alon Chitayat (2015)

kramser — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:53:18 +0000

Viewers are invited to paint over 3D-scanned likenesses of the artists to create “collaborative self-portraits.”

Dolorean’s “Crystal” by Joan Guasch (2015)

kramser — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:45:46 +0000

A music video directed by Joan Guasch for “Crystal” by Dolorean, in which 3D-scanned busts vomit amorphous crystalline forms.

“unnamed soundsculpture” by Daniel Franke & Cedric Kiefer (2012)

kramser — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:25:52 +0000

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A dance piece captured using three Kinects and assembled into a volume of 22,000 points.

“Alien: Isolation” promo by Ten24 (2014)

kramser — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 01:17:53 +0000

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Ten24’s promo for the video game Alien: Isolation. The hi-res character models were created using Ten24’s 140-camera capture system.

Ibeyi’s “Oya” by ScanLab Projects (2015)

kramser — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 01:09:17 +0000

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ScanLab Projects’ music video for Ibeyi’s song “Oya” features ghostly renderings of a forested landscape created using an architectural laser scanner.

Sketch 1: Three Cameras

kramser — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:56:21 +0000

Alicia Ott, Kevin Ramser

Our goal is to create an installation in which a single user becomes the center of an interactive multi-camera system. The user stands in the center of a configuration of three monitors, each displaying a live feed from one of three webcams trained on the user.

Our goal is to create a dynamic environment in which the user first learns that their movements have an effect on the switching and processing of the camera feeds. With this awareness, the user can then experiment and play with the effects of their interactions on the system.

The primary functionality of the system will rely on face-tracking to control parameters such as frame delay, x/y image position, color keying, etc.

This setup enables viewer a viewer to self-selectively “activate” themselves, becoming both the user and the subject of a semi-immersive media space, while the remaining viewers maintain a critical distance. Our piece is more of an experiment than a lesson. We don’t know how the user/subject(s)/viewers will interact with the technology, what actions may break or undermine the system, or how the number of audience members and their reaction to the user’s experience may shape the user’s interaction with the system.

“The Veiling” by Bill Viola (1995)

kramser — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:56:59 +0000

This sculptural video installation was one of five pieces that Bill Viola premiered at the 46th Venice Biennale. It consists of nine scrims suspended parallel to one another. Projectors at either end of the row of scrims show images of a man and a woman walking towards each other, crossing in the center, and moving apart. “This ghostly action becomes hypnotic, repeating over and over. Like much of Viola’s work, The Veiling has a dream-like quality, and suggests the multiplicity of experience that exists both in our own thoughts and our understanding of our interaction with another human being.” – Fabric Workshop and Museum

“Dromos” by Maotik (2013)

kramser — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:30:13 +0000

An immersive audiovisual spectacle by visual artist Maotik and composer Fraction. The piece was produced at the Satosphere at the Society for Arts and Technology in Montreal for the 2013 Mutek Festival.

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“Textile Room” by Casey Reas (2013)

kramser — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:21:00 +0000

Textile Room (2013) was a collaboration between Casey Reas and the architecture firm P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S. It consists of a geometric frame wrapped in lightweight fabric and film strips. The sculpture is mapped with generative video content based on movie sequences that feature Los Angeles.

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“Worry Will Vanish” by Pipilotti Rist (2014)

kramser — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:59:22 +0000

Pipilotti Rist’s large scale installation “Worry Will Vanish” (2014) melds bodily jouissance, lush natural imagery, and a score by Anders Guggisberg. Upon entering the installation space, the audience is invited to take off their shoes and sit on clusters of enormous pillows scattered across the floor, or move freely around the room.

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