David Byrne turned a New York City building into a musical instrument and gave BBtv a tour. Byrne explains the set-up: Devices [have been] attached to the building’s structure — to the metal beams and pillars, the heating pipes, the water pipes — and are used to make these things produce sound. The activations are […]
The first day of 7 in 7 at ITP produced Catty CPU Cliques, Prototypes for Relational Garments, Elevator Music, Proximity Maintenance Device, and a Body Transformation Video. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. Days: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Her cell phone is ringing, but the display is turned off. She lightly pushes a small dot on the skin on her left forearm to suddenly reveal a two by four inch tattoo with the image of the cell phone’s digital display, directly in the skin of her arm. She answers the call by pushing […]
“Air Monsters” is an art project / mobile instrument that explores air pollution in a more visible way. The “monsters” theme represents invisible monsters or pollutants in the local vicinity which are visualized on the screen of this mobile device. Watch the video for a description of the process of accruing the data. Air Monsters […]
This “Passive Aggressive Vending Machine” by artist Yarisa Kublitz is filled with fine China. When someone puts in a coin, and selects an object, the piece will fall to the bottom, shattering into a million tiny pieces. The artist contends that this act will make you feel better, although we here at Make think it […]
The weather box by Gian Pablo and Lesley Flanigan generates melodic sequences from the current weather in eight US cities – Built into a Fortnum & Mason tea box, is an Arduino-based polyphonic synthesizer, with an XPort Internet access module. The dial allows choosing any of 8 cities. When it is turned, the box retrieves […]
The “Telectroscope” is a large-scale optical device connected up to a “secret” tunnel that was built underneath the Atlantic ocean, connecting New York City and London, England. The project was designed and implemented by artist Paul St. George and translates his interest with late 19th century industrialization and optical communication devices into an attraction for […]
