Folks frequently ask me what happens at Maker Faire tryouts. This episode of BBtv gives you some idea, as Greg MacLaurin demos his “Judy Phone,” a playback device via an old analog phone of bizarre Judy Garland audio recordings done for her 1960 autobiography. Note to non-fans of conceptual/installation/pomo art: Don’t bother to hit the […]
Jackson from The Steel Yard wrote in with this time-lapse video of the construction of a tire playground in Providence, RI: The Steel Yard joined Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, City of Providence Parks Department, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and other community partners on September 29th, 2007 to help construct a playground at Riverside Park […]
Becky @ CRAFT spotted a nice design noir project, she writes – From the technophobic department, Zoe Papadopoulou at the Royal Academy of Art is making these shields for anything electric, knitting a copper filament in her cozies and electrically grounding it. This provides some shielding from the electromagnetic fields these devices emit. Truth is, […]
In this fan installation from 2005, a visitor’s breath pattern is stored as a loop and played back on the giant fans set up a short distance away. I’d love to see this set up with some kind of visual evidence in the room to see where the fans have blown the most – [via] […]
Jim Denevan spends up to seven hours traversing the beach making these amazing free-form drawings. He doesn’t use any measuring tools, which is perhaps the most amazing part. – [via] Link.
Inspired by Tesla (who isn’t?), “Tunnel Vision” is an interactive sound and light installation in the shape of the 100 Hz buzz tone produced by electrical generators. When visitors put their hands in the opening, they alternate the sound and animated light patterns by altering the magnetic field surrounding the installation. Check out the video […]
The Enlightenment is made of white Plexiglas. It is 24 cm high, 17 cm wide and 8 cm deep and is supplied with a 9 watt energy-saving lamp – This light up book would make a great remake project! – [via] Link.
