Curious Complexity Blog

Resonance

krislamiss — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:37:26 +0000

Nice noises.. and crazy visuals.

Love Lace. Lace Fence. Love Fence.

krislamiss — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:04:18 +0000

I’m about to start making the website for LoveLace – Urban Fiction 2.0. And while I was researching images of lace, the look and feel of it and the qualities of the material.. how I might want to design the pages and the interaction.. looking for inspiration! I came across this: Lace Fence … Metal fabric (most awesome). “The material was originally designed as a high-end metal fabric that gives new insights in how we can create unique environments. The design, quality and density of the patterns are flexible. Meaning that for each application we create according to its function. For example to prevent climbing on, to hide or enhance its surroundings. To deal with harsh weather or to give an unique custom made look.”

http://www.demakersvan.com/

I’m very drawn to Lace Fence. What beautiful inspiration for street art… The idea is so simple and so aesthetically pleasing. When I look at the photo-documentation, I can imagine a list of fences around the inner city where this would fit right in.
It seems like this company does it as sort of council paid murals, like contracted graff walls, but I see the potential to make this something that says so much more. Next step, need to by a good pair of wire cutters for testing!!

Stephan Tillmans – Luminant Point Arrays

krislamiss — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:10:20 +0000

http://www.booooooom.com/2011/03/28/luminant-point-arrays-photos-by-stephan-tillmans/

Sound bite – inspiration

krislamiss — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:19:47 +0000

Jolistics, Glorious feeling

JOELISTICS – Glorious Feeling by Elefant Traks

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, 100 days 100 nights

SBTRKT Feat Little Dragon, Wildfire

TV on the Radio, Staring at the Sun

the next fork

krislamiss — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:18:44 +0000

That’s what we want…

New Beginnings… Fusing interests

krislamiss — Mon, 09 May 2011 04:16:21 +0000

Re-igniting the spark and research for project development for the second half of the year…
I’ve decided to make something this year – as with Honours in 2010 and Jeu Kumite (for which I am still cleaning up my documentation and presentation), I want to develop a new media work and hopefully collaborate with a Sound Designer to make something relevant to both of our interests. We don’t really know what we want to make yet.. we have decided to do it.
As a result, I would like to declare the passing of “Physonic Explorations”, the name of this blog until now. ‘Physonic Explorations’ was born our of its predecessor ‘See-Saw Theory’. And I would like to pronounce the (re)birth of this documentation blog as ‘Savvy Lash’.
In reflection of Jeu Kumite, there are so many things I would like to improve and change after having performed the work twice. I feel like the final performance was strong, however, unfinished. My goals for this next project will be to produce and finished work – in all aspects of it’s application and creation.

So.. early research… where my head’s at:
Mixing liberal arts and technology for success in Silicon Valley
… Steve Jobs has mentioned Norio Ogha as a great inspiration as they shared the belief that to create true technological innovation you need a mix of technology and liberal arts. Jobs and Ogha knew that by exploring and going out of your comfort zone creates the most open and curious minds. Working with people that constantly question themselves and have different perspectives and new insights allows you to go beyond the obvious, to think outside the box, if you will….
Click here to read the full article

High tech tracking device for Olympic success
The latest weapon in Australian athletes’ training arsenal has just been added thanks to a new collaboration announced today by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the CSIRO.
In a world first, a mobile radio transmitter attached to an athlete or equipment can track their every move. The information is instantaneously sent back to the coach via a wireless network, enabling monitoring of an athlete’s location, speed and position relative to other athletes….
For the full article, click here.

Science to move ‘in the groove’
Wearable body mapping garments are helping Australian athletes to move with natural rhythms…
Read the full CSIRO article
For the video documentation of the project, click here

final sketch – screen shots

krislamiss — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:10:52 +0000

choreography

krislamiss — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:30:20 +0000

This is the bunkai choreography run through… This section will be situated in between the kata performance and the ‘jiyu’ kumite. It will create a sort of bridge between the the basic movements performed individually by the karate-ka, by showing the audience the application of these movements into a combative situation. After the Bunkai is completed, the performers will put their gloves on and move into and the free sparring, which will show the ultimate application of techniques in a real fight.

http://player.vimeo.com/video/16523673

Bunkai (chore 1)

presentation 4, week 13

krislamiss — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:41:39 +0000

Lucky week 13!

The hardware test went, less painfully than I anticipated.
Still a lot of sleepless nights ahead, but I think it will come together. The mapping is ongoing. The most important things that I want to achieve before leaving to go to Worlds on Friday are:
1. Pseudo code (Finished by Wednesday night)
2. Review the footage from hardware test on Tuesday (Wednesday night)
3. Record the ambient noise inside the studio – there is already a lot going on there… (Thursday morning)
4. Video of choreography (Thursday night) → email to sound designer before leaving
5. Dramatury – write the script to give to the performers to rehearse (by Wednesday night)
6. Contact Gary – Public performance (Wednesday)
7. Pick up the 2nd digitizer (thursday morning)

Notes from test in-situ:
Sound
Why doesn’t the current soundscape work?
The sketch itself uses vectors, the sound doesn’t build in intensity fast enough.

Sound Parameters
- Cut off?
- What other filters to use?
- Is an organ or held note the right solution for a sound that will be mapped to the performers?

THE SKETCH
- Need the sketch to have 2 ORIGINS

Visual Parameters
1a) Split probability → More splitProb = more vulnerability
1b) Stroke Weight → If splitProb is HIGH then strokeWeight is LOW
→ If splitProb is LOW then strokeWeight is HIGH
1c) Split Angle

2a) DistThresh – this is the distance that 2 points will join; higher the number, the larger distance will be connected (i.e. higher = more lines will be drawn), and the lower, the shorter

3a) frameCount %

4a) Length of PVector

Notes from the presentation to Simon and Tom:
ON SOUND:
- flow, opening
- less musical
- sound of a rolling wave could work much better.
- simple, natural with a tone to it (manipulation of frequencies) → opening/ closing filter
rethink percussion
- does reyne know how to use abletonlive??
- email simon for samples of extended chords from Beethoven symphonies extended
– Darwinian evolution (the knife album from lachlan)
- granular effects like the cracking
- the speed of the vector will be very important
- how long is the delay between the action and response in the system??
- Look into getting a Perspex mirror instead of a glass on – lighter and less dangerous to move/ mount
- Fading in sketch should decrease as the intensity of the performance increases (as with the sound)

… ok. a lot to get cracking on!

Annual mock-up

krislamiss — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:51:10 +0000

Description of Work:
The work will be the digital video installation. There will be 2 projections in the space.
The first will be projected from the ceiling refracted to the floor (2.5mx2.5m).
The second will be projected to a single wall. The work will allow people to walk onto the floor projection to view the wall projection.
The sound scape will be amplified from four speakers positioned at the corners of the space.

Spatial Requirements:
The work is a digtial video installation. The performance will take place in a space 2.5mx2.5m and a wall.

Hardware Requirements:
DV Projector x 2
Mounting to the ceiling
Laptop x 2
Speakers x 4