Light Installations by Nathaniel Rackowe

April 18th, 2014 | Space

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Nathaniel Rackowe is an installation artist who lives and works in London, UK. Taking a page out of the book of American Minimalism (written by the likes of Donald Judd and Dan Flavin), Rackowe creates beautiful neon installations which live in a world of abstraction.

If you’ve been reading this site for some time, you may know that we are suckers for neon installation art.
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There’s just something about that ethereal glow that draws us in…
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like insects. If you stopped to look at these images, maybe you have the same trait in your brain.
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You can find more from the artist at his site.

-RSB

Shape-shifting Table from the MIT Media Lab

April 17th, 2014 | Robot

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Behold the new shape-shifting table created by the folks at the MIT Media Lab. The idea is relatively simple: a camera picks up motion in one place and transmits that motion into a new 3D space using a system of blocks attached to motors.
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As you can see in the video, the execution is extremely impressive.
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The whole system works in real time, with hardly any discernible lag.

The project titled, “Transform,” was created by Daniel Leithinger and Sean Follmer, overseen by their professor Hiroshi Ishii.
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“A pixel is intangible,” Ishii told Dezeen. “You can only use it through mediating and remote control, like a mouse or a touchscreen. We decided to physically embody computation and information.”

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The implications for this technology may be far-reaching. I had a discussion with visual artist Ashley May recently about possibilities to further connect people from a distance. You may already use Skype and FaceTime to have realtime conversations with your friends and family across the world, but currently, there is no way to reach out and physically touch your loved ones. Maybe technology like the shape-shifting table (or its future models) will allow you to hold your friend’s hand, or give them a hug… Distance seems to becoming irrelevant in our ever more connected world.

-RSB

Robotic Kangaroo

April 16th, 2014 | Robot

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Festo has a knack for creating incredibly realistic robotic animals (see Dragonfly & Jellyfish). The company’s new product is the Robotic Kangaroo seen above.

Here’s a word from Festo:

“On the artificial kangaroo, Festo intelligently combines pneumatic and electrical drive technology to produce a highly dynamic system. The stable jump kinematics plus the precise control technology ensure stability when jumping and landing. The consistent lightweight construction facilitates the unique jumping behaviour. The system is controlled by gestures.”

I still have no idea who purchases these robotic animals. What functional use do they have? Regardless, I am glad they do. If I had the money, I would have one of these hopping around my apartment right now.

Festo has now created jellyfish, penguins, kangaroos, and dragonflies… It would be pretty amazing to attend a company happy hour and see all of these animals moving around in the same space. Maybe they could make a robotic zoo of sorts?

-RSB

The Blood Moon

April 15th, 2014 | Space

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If you missed the Blood Moon last night, have no fear. NASA put together a short video showing you the entire event in all its glory:

The video was shot at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, CA. Here’s a short description about why the moon looked so red last night: about the Blood Moon.

If you want to see the next lunar eclipse, you’ll have to wait until October.

-RSB

p.s. “The IRS commemorated the event today in America with its usual bloodsucking.
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“Capitol” – Music Video by Trust

April 14th, 2014 | Space

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Here’s a fresh video from the band, Trust, featuring “Capitol” off the group’s sophomore album, Joyland.

From Consequence of Sound:

“Capitol… lyrically embodies the dark, emotional depths conveyed in the album’s artwork. “Set forth for the island/ She went for the sky,” Alfons sings. “We need all the stairs now/ We’re staring at heights.” He frames this glance into the unfathomable with a bolt of synthpop tinged with magical glitches and blips, a sound reminiscent of a celestial world darkened by black holes and technology. He ends the track by aching “Well, I got,” over and over, until it bleeds into and synchronizes with intense bass booms and robo-bird chirps.”

I’m really digging the facial expressions by the model in the video. Such intensity!

-RSB

“Europe in 8 Bits” – A Documentary Exploring Video Game and Computer Music

April 9th, 2014 | Robot

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“Europe in 8 Bits” is a new full-length documentary directed by Javier Polo that explores the world of chip music, a genre of electronic music made from old video game and computer hardware. Instead of guitars, drums, and bass you will find that these musicians wield Game Boys, Nintendo systems, Ataris, Amiga and Commodore 64s.

If you’re in the mood for some 1980’s nostalgia, you can watch the movie right now at Vimeo for $3. I think it looks awesome.

-RSB

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