RCA: Wake Up, Freak Out then Get a Grip

A short film by Leo Murray made at the Royal College of Art about the feedback loops likely to lead to catastrophic climate change.

film script with live links to detailed information

v2 Institute for Unstable Media

'Instead of providing us with an orderly, homogeneous worldview, unstable media present an image of a world that is inconsistent, heterogeneous, complex and variable.'
Some very relevant ideas and fascinating work - particularly interesting transagriculture project.
v2
transagriculture

Christian Moeller

Christian Moeller is an architect and artist working with different technologies to produce interactive pieces.
kinetic Light Sculpture - adaptive facade
audio park
Nosy

Andrea Polli and Joe Gilmore Airlight Taipei

'Airlight is the name given to a visible white smog caused by the illumination of fine dust particles in the air. Airlight Taipei is a networked real-time sound and visual installation using updated data from an EPA air-quality monitoring station in central Taipei indicating various air pollutant levels including sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and ozone. This data is translated into sound and imagery in real time. The result is a rhythmic pulse that transforms throughout the day.'

N. (2005) by Andrea Polli and Joe Gilmore, with weather data modeled by Dr. Patrick Market - weather data translated into sound

ecoLogic Studio

Ned Kahn

Kielder Installations

Kielder reservoir in Northumberland plays host to a growing series of installations by both artists and architects. Some new works have now been completed including David Adjaye's Specere. See the links for more details.
article
audio slides

Edwin van der Heide & sound art

'Edwin Van der Heide makes installations centering on sound-time-space parameters, composing with sound and with spatial experiences.' John also came across this sound artist. web page

Also see: Faster than sound
Lumin
Felix's Machines

semiconductor

'Semiconductor make moving image works which reveal our physical world in flux; cities in motion, shifting landscapes and systems in chaos. Since 1999 UK artists Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt have worked with digital animation to transcend the constraints of time, scale and natural forces; they explore the world beyond human experience, questioning our very existence.'
John came across these artists whose work is very relevant to the unit.
semiconductor films
Time Out of Place