Tacita Dean Interview

Tacita Dean was interviewed on Front Row, listen here, but forward on to approx 7mins in to find it.

Interactive architecture

Ruairi Glynn's site Interactive Architecture.org is a good resource - it's not updated that frequently at present, but there are archives and resources there which are worth looking through. go to the site here

Theo Jansen Strandbeest

There are previous posts on Theo Jansen's work, but if you haven't seen it it is worth looking through the site he now has here where there are details of how these work and further information.

The Point of Perception

Madi Boyd in collaboration with neuroscientists at UCL, Drs Beau Lotto and Mark Lythgoe, produced the Point of Perception. Madi describes it as 'an immersive environment consisting of a ‘screen’ which is a giant gridded space of uncertainty and projected film. Our interest is in ambiguity in perception and the ‘tipping point’ where there is enough information for the brain to understand what the eye is seeing, the line between form and formlessness.' 'The sculpture has been designed in such a way that the resulting geometry could have many different possible realities, none of which are immediately obvious. By placing people in a position of uncertainty, between the known and the unknown, we aim to investigate the exact point at which there is sufficient visual information for the brain to comprehend what it is looking at. But in addition, the structure – as with all of Lottolab’s public projects – places people in the unique context of ‘seeing themselves see’, of being observers of the process by which they literally make sense of themselves and the world.' lottolab more on the project here on lottolab's web site, & more on lottolab here.

James Turrell Interview

Tacita Dean - Tate Modern

Tacita Dean's 'FIlm' is now in the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern (11th October- 11th March 2011). In the above video she talks about her work and one piece in particular, the search for the green ray. Its very well worth watching to hear her thoughts about ways of seeing, and the analog versus digital portrayal of the world and the things that fall between. 'Dean’s films act as portraits or depictions rather than conventional cinematic storytelling, capturing fleeting natural light or subtle shifts in movement. Her static camera positions and long takes allow events to unfold unhurriedly. Other works have attempted to reconstruct events from memory, such as an infamous thwarted attempt to circumnavigate the world.' Tate