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Construct #552 2

Click to view film (30MB) Summary – Mankind and nature’s struggle for perception. Where does nature end and industry triumph. Medium – Digital Video and Computer Animation Length – 2:28 seconds Completed – 2005 Screenings – ArtBreak, Federation Square Blue Dandenongs Youth Film Festival, Belgrave 24Seven Videoart, Glitch Bar Dust […]


Pan’s Lament 1

Summary – Pan is lost in a desolate world, his sacred wisdom corrupted and violated. Will his memory fade into the ether; or will he walk the forests once more. Medium – Computer Animation Length – 4:02 seconds Completed – 2005 Screenings – Short Seasons, National Museum of Australia Dust […]


Industrial Slaughter

Summary – A modern world ruled by industrial exploitation. Innocence corrupted to feed man’s hunger. Medium – Computer Animation Length – 2:24 seconds Completed – 2003 Screenings – London International Animation Festival, London Australian International Animation Festival, Sydney Melbourne International Animation Festival, Federation Square St Kilda Film Festival, St Kilda […]


Instances

Click to view film (28MB) Summary – Instrumental image and music unite to be broken into instances of reality. A girl struggles for freedom. Medium – Digital Video Length – 2:26 seconds Completed – 2003


New site design and backend

I’ve been working on a new site design over the past month and have just activated it today. I have also moved the blog over to SiteComponents, a content management system developed by Mike Tyson, with a little help from me. Still a couple of things to sort out; there […]


Multi-Input Touch Screen

Got passed on a link to a video of experiments with a multi-input touch screen. In other words, a computer screen that you can manipulate with your hands. Not just one hand though, every finger can manipulate something different on the screen; they even have an example where two people […]


An artist and acid 2

Found this entertaining (and interesting) summary of an experiment in the 1950s whereby an artist was given a dose of LSD and given free reign with an ‘activity box’ of art supplies. ‘Outlines seem normal, but very vivid – everything is changing colour. My hand must follow the bold sweep […]


An Oak Tree 2

While browsing CGTalk I came across this very interesting artwork by artist Michael Craig-Martin. Here is a transcription of the contained plaque, a dialogue with the artist: Q. To begin with, could you describe this work? A. Yes, of course. What I’ve done is change a glass of water into […]


‘Defense’ 3

President George Bush proposed a record $439.3 billion US defense budget for 2007 aimed at fighting both unconventional terrorism and major conflicts with other nations if necessary. (Google News) Currently, the Defense Department says it is spending about $4.5 billion a month on the conflict in Iraq, or about $100,000 […]