topherz
21st September 2007, 05:23 AM
Hey VJs,
This post is a few things rolled into one. Mostly I wanted to just share a nice experience happening in Vancouver. Maybe its something like a gig report. But I post in collaborations topic - because thats whats at the core of it. And Id be happy to find more people in Vancouver to do this kind of thing with.
Been here about a year. This summer I got inspired by a public space on the Seawall and decided to do an event there. Many reasons, among others - wanting to bring something new and suprising in a public location - another: wanting to find collaborators. To respond to the existing art installation - we built 3 circular screens, 2.5 meters in diameter. We did the event. It was fun. It got people excited.
Few months later got involved with some other people putting something on. Once they saw the circular screens they decided that was the way to go and they built 2 more. 5.
Last month, a visitor to the first two shows, built 5 more screens with her students. They put on a 10 screen show.
Yesterday, she bought 10 ridiculously cheap dvd players on sale at Sears to add to the pool.
Everyones always able to round up the projectors somehow.
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I dont quite understand the whole thing. Its something like: new people (that means - non "video people") seeing a possiblity for an event for the first time. Seeing that its not that hard. Understanding the enormous possiblity-space available with projections. And theres some kind of fascination with the circular screens. I cant explain that. You have to see a disk of visuals floating in an otherwise "normal" environment.
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So the basic concept now is to continue to do public events with the screens. Events that are rooted in collaboration, are free, respond to the place they inhabit, inspire thought and communication. So I put a site together to promote the events - and as a repository for web tools (mailing list). We'll see what happens!
Maybe your city has a circle too?
Links to images, video, email list:
http://www.dandelion.org/events/circle/
cheers, topher
This post is a few things rolled into one. Mostly I wanted to just share a nice experience happening in Vancouver. Maybe its something like a gig report. But I post in collaborations topic - because thats whats at the core of it. And Id be happy to find more people in Vancouver to do this kind of thing with.
Been here about a year. This summer I got inspired by a public space on the Seawall and decided to do an event there. Many reasons, among others - wanting to bring something new and suprising in a public location - another: wanting to find collaborators. To respond to the existing art installation - we built 3 circular screens, 2.5 meters in diameter. We did the event. It was fun. It got people excited.
Few months later got involved with some other people putting something on. Once they saw the circular screens they decided that was the way to go and they built 2 more. 5.
Last month, a visitor to the first two shows, built 5 more screens with her students. They put on a 10 screen show.
Yesterday, she bought 10 ridiculously cheap dvd players on sale at Sears to add to the pool.
Everyones always able to round up the projectors somehow.
*
I dont quite understand the whole thing. Its something like: new people (that means - non "video people") seeing a possiblity for an event for the first time. Seeing that its not that hard. Understanding the enormous possiblity-space available with projections. And theres some kind of fascination with the circular screens. I cant explain that. You have to see a disk of visuals floating in an otherwise "normal" environment.
*
So the basic concept now is to continue to do public events with the screens. Events that are rooted in collaboration, are free, respond to the place they inhabit, inspire thought and communication. So I put a site together to promote the events - and as a repository for web tools (mailing list). We'll see what happens!
Maybe your city has a circle too?
Links to images, video, email list:
http://www.dandelion.org/events/circle/
cheers, topher