Hi all, I'd like to share with you (or friendly remind your if you have seen it already) some info about one of my recent works called "Dark and Light Networks", which got launched a little while ago on Whitney.org. It consists of two online data-performances taking place at sunset and sunrise, respectively. The piece is part of the Sunrise/Sunset series on artport, the Whitney Museums portal to Internet art and online gallery, curated by Christiane Paul.
http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/Artport/Commissions/SunriseSunset Light and Dark Networks is inspired by the structures of natural networks and affected by weather and environmental changes. Visitors encounter depictions of a spiders web at sunrise and a mushrooms mycelium at sunset. Virtual creatures, a spider and mushrooms (which I am impersonating), are activated to perform different data dances according to the changes in their habitat, which is defined by current New York City weather and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels... The spider web is blown into different locations on the Museums website according to wind direction and speed in New York City, and the number of mosquitos buzzing around the web is determined by the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. Stretched across the Museums website, the mycelium changes its size on the basis of temperature and grows more mushroom videos in response to humidity levels, while the size of mushroom caps and number of spores are driven by CO2 levels. Light and Dark Networks explores networks as living organismsbe they spider webs, mycelium, or the Internetas they are constantly changed by different artificial or natural parameters. Taking a look at the networked nature of both data and the physical environment, as well as their deeper structures, the work playfully examines how our physical and virtual existence are embedded in networks. Take a look when you have a chance... The next performance will be tonight March 29 at 7:18 PM EST (if you are in London, for instance, this would be March 30 already at 12:18AM GMT+1), and tomorrow morning March 30 at 6:52 AM EST (11:52 AM GMT+1), and tomorrow eve 3/30 at 7:19 PM EST, (3/31 at 12:19AM GMT+1), etc... "Dark and Light Networks" takes over the entire Whitney.org website at sunrise or sunset in NYC for 1 min, so be there early to enjoy! More info (and daily sunrise/sunset info) at http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/Artport/Commissions/SunriseSunset You can sign up to my twitter account to receive reminders just before the performance: https://twitter.com/#!/litedarknetwork Even more info on my project website at http://lightdarknetworks.ursenal.net/ Thanks! Ursula www.ursenal.net _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
