2 areas

1. Practical exploration

1. Concept Mapping / Research

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Practical exploration

• application development using cocoa and objective-c

  • eg: virtual bcf2000 midi controller

• processing and java

  • serial to midi applet

• arduino and wiring

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Concept Mapping

• shipping containers

* commercial and political                        
  * unit of capitalism


  * allan sekula : fish story




* architectural


* iconic


* physical


* sculptural


* allegorical

  * 20ton packet (wired essay)


  * networking packets




* money
  * view as currency

• tents

* transforming and defining physical space


* parallels with compression / expansion ; computer archives


* real time manipulation of physical space

• materials

* canvas

  * ... creation of curved planes just by use of tension




* steam

  * eg: [Jeremy Deller's 'Steam Powered Internet Machine'](http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1817636,00.html)


* wood

  * ... natural quality


* all of materials research is juxtaposed with digital media

• common strands

* movement


* physical space defining idea space (and visa versa)


* physical embodiment of digit process and systems


* feedback - physical into digital into physical etc.