Christopher Coleman, Points of Volatility
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Culture Lab and D6 welcomed Christopher Coleman as their joint artist in residence in autumn 2012. Christopher is an Associate Professor in Digital Media Studies at the University of Denver. During his residency, Christopher spent time researching and prototyping his new project, Scienmograph. He worked with RAL Space (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) to harness real time scientific data and is currently working towards designing objects that will visualise real time data and be available as open source DIY kits. Read about Chris's progress on his blog.
Scienmograph is a series of data visualization cultural objects that are connected to the internet and can actively display dynamic realtime information. Scienmoraph taps into the multiple streams of information already online from various research institutions, reacting to the cycles and impacts of the research happening across the globe.
Over the last several years, data visualisation has become an important way to decipher the massive volumes of information saved and broadcast by our digitally entrenched lives. By tapping into the very powerful visual pattern recognition parts of our minds, data visualization enables us to see the emergence of trends, evolutions, and relationships that would otherwise remain hidden in spreadsheets. Christopher will take this idea several steps further by creating visualisations that have an evolving physical presence.
The form of each customized object was inspired by the data it represents, with the objects presenting the information streams in a readable way, becoming a merger of aesthetics and content. The design of the devices is “open source” to make them affordable for schools, libraries and other public spaces of knowledge.
“With the advent of mobile phones, we all carry devices in our pocket that are synched to a global time and thus the classic wall mounted clock has started to become extinct. I am hoping to replace that icon with another. I am interested in how throughout time we have hung things on our walls to remind us of our past, the things we hope for, the things we have faith in. I want to create new glowing and changing 21st century icons that bring a sense of wonder and awe about the future we are all creating together…..a series of ever-changing icons for our age; a time of deep, dynamic discovery.”
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chris Coleman was born in West Virginia, USA and he received his MFA from SUNY Buffalo in New York. His work includes sculptures, videos, creative coding and interactive installations. Coleman has had his work in exhibitions and festivals in more than 20 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Singapore, Finland, the U.A.E., Italy, Germany, France, China, the UK, Latvia, and across North America. His open source software project developed with Ali Momeni, called Maxuino has been downloaded more than 75,000 times by users in over 120 countries and is used globally in physical computing classrooms. He currently resides in Denver, CO and is a Professor of Emergent Digital Practices at the University of Denver.
Visit his website here: http://digitalcoleman.com/
Scienmograph is a series of data visualization cultural objects that are connected to the internet and can actively display dynamic realtime information. Scienmoraph taps into the multiple streams of information already online from various research institutions, reacting to the cycles and impacts of the research happening across the globe.
Over the last several years, data visualisation has become an important way to decipher the massive volumes of information saved and broadcast by our digitally entrenched lives. By tapping into the very powerful visual pattern recognition parts of our minds, data visualization enables us to see the emergence of trends, evolutions, and relationships that would otherwise remain hidden in spreadsheets. Christopher will take this idea several steps further by creating visualisations that have an evolving physical presence.
The form of each customized object was inspired by the data it represents, with the objects presenting the information streams in a readable way, becoming a merger of aesthetics and content. The design of the devices is “open source” to make them affordable for schools, libraries and other public spaces of knowledge.
“With the advent of mobile phones, we all carry devices in our pocket that are synched to a global time and thus the classic wall mounted clock has started to become extinct. I am hoping to replace that icon with another. I am interested in how throughout time we have hung things on our walls to remind us of our past, the things we hope for, the things we have faith in. I want to create new glowing and changing 21st century icons that bring a sense of wonder and awe about the future we are all creating together…..a series of ever-changing icons for our age; a time of deep, dynamic discovery.”
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chris Coleman was born in West Virginia, USA and he received his MFA from SUNY Buffalo in New York. His work includes sculptures, videos, creative coding and interactive installations. Coleman has had his work in exhibitions and festivals in more than 20 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Singapore, Finland, the U.A.E., Italy, Germany, France, China, the UK, Latvia, and across North America. His open source software project developed with Ali Momeni, called Maxuino has been downloaded more than 75,000 times by users in over 120 countries and is used globally in physical computing classrooms. He currently resides in Denver, CO and is a Professor of Emergent Digital Practices at the University of Denver.
Visit his website here: http://digitalcoleman.com/
Christopher Coleman & Laleh Mehran, W3FI
Christopher Coleman, Points of Volatility
Christopher Coleman & Laleh Mehran, W3FI