ARTISTS TALKING

# 8 [14 January 2008]

happy new year :) 

this is a picture from the DO YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU in the Terrace Studios&Gallery from 30th November till 16th December 2007. now i'm getting ready to take part in New Research Exhibition at the University of Westminster 

AT LONDON GALLERY WEST, HARROW:

# 7 [19 November 2007]

marketing: sent a lot of emails - the rest is up to terrace studios and gallery management to spread the word :) hivenetworks are advertising it in their news page too.

here's the postcard --> designed by ewen from terrace.

press release:
From 30th November Artist Larisa Blazic, supported by the University of Westminster, is exhibiting an exciting new interactive installation DO YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU in Terrace Studios & Gallery.
An interactive installation that explores how physical computing may be used in the context of Installation and Media art. The objectives of this project are to research and examine benefits of responsive environments, audio distribution, and to ask what implications its findings have on development of a laser driven, multi-speaker, interactive system to assure intense pleasure and deep satisfaction to the mind of the audience.
The narrative explores location as main carrier of meaning, the relationship of art and architecture and such dichotomies as concealment and revelation using imagery of artist’s childhood as a starting point and develops into simulation of a space that brings comfort. Combination of sound and video material are creating an opportunity for everyone who enters the space to say: I love you, maybe for the first time.
This project is created in collaboration Alexei Blinov and Wolfgang Hauptfleisch of Hive Networks.
The video installation can be seen 1–16 December 2007, 12–6pm Saturday & Sunday.
Terrace Studios & Gallery 4-17 Frederick TerraceLondonE8 4EW
Private view: Friday 30 November, 6–9pm
To get there: Tube: Liverpool Street, Old Street Bus: 67, 149, 242, 243Map
For more information please go to http://www.e-w-n-s.net anda-n unedited projects

# 6 [19 November 2007]

a quick update: boxes and lasers are made, mounted with hardware and tested. almost all is working - programmingwise all good, just waiting for alexei to gat back from amsterdam to check connections to speakers.

here are pictures of the latest developments -->

this was how box and laser looked like about a week ago - box stayed more or less tha same, but laser stand changed because it had to insure stability above all - in ored to have good laser - sensor connection at all times.

# 5 [16 July 2007]

@ alexei's today - working on connection of usb sound device, amplifier, transformer and speakers. see pictures. it all works ;)

i was soldering all the "simple" parts of the amplifier: diodes, capacitors, etc. but when it got tough alaxei jumped in to rescue.

next: to finish this side of a unit we need to connect this to a hive device, a break box and sensor.

on the other side is laser - we need to sort out power supply for this. i think this is what we're going to to on thursday or friday this week... we'll see.

# 4 [5 July 2007]

teaching, assessments, running arround spending money for the DYKILY materials, assessment boards, refferal tasks, module leader reprorts, openings, launches, meetings, networkings, new project offers... that's how a month and a half went by. all good -the majority of materials is in my hands. the gallery confirmed and published dates for the exhibition. waitig for alexei to return to london - and final task (before the production is in full motion): the ace application.

# 3 [16 May 2007]

boxing hardware on my mind... tomorrow i'm goint to cybersonica@kinetica to see julie freeman's work i.e. concrete/rubber boxes... cant stop thinking about them since i heard about them...
otherwise, made video simulation... and thinking how to insure good qualty sound during the show in december.

# 2 [10 May 2007]

proposal accepted by terrace - gallery in east london. i got the decemebr slot :) weeeheee. now, to get payed for this i will have to ask the arts council for match funding... that's scary - was rejected once... this time i think all the boxes are ticked to get financial support from the ace :) will do my best...

# 1 [8 May 2007]

start. The objectives of this project are to research and examine benefits of physical computing, responsive environments, audio distribution, and to ask what implications its findings have on development of a laser driven, multi-speaker, interactive system to assure intense pleasure and deep satisfaction to the mind of the audience.

and now: alexei and i bought today lots of speakers, lasers, usb break boxes. but more importantly, yesterday, we had the first setup - and it all worked from the first attemp :) that's a good start! now: setup multiplication and securing the venue for an exhibition.