Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
We find ourselves in our final two weeks of our residency at iShed with an idea we are both very happy with, a prototype that is working well in the analogue realm, a plan for how the project will develop and a great space in which to do so (see picture above). Yet again though, the electronics are…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Well, today is officially our last day in the studio. We have a final presentation of our work at the end of January 2013 but regular visits to the studio over the intervening period are unlikely.
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
As an initial introduction into using rules and algorithms to make creative decisions, we have been looking at Cellular Automatons - a grid of 'cells' where the state of a cell (on or off) affects the states of the surrounding cells. They can be used to create patterns and 'life forms' which can…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
We have been researching how artificial intelligence might help us make an artwork and we have come across the work of Dr Peter Hall and Bath University. http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/~pmh/start/home.html He has created programs which replicate a naive approach to painting and drawing, which is an area…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Throughout November our project has really developed. Through conversations with Pervasive Media Studio associates and staff we have realised that our concerns lie more with emergent behaviours (thanks Tarim!) in technology rather than artificial intelligences.
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
We're in full festive mode now, christmas jumpers on etc. The last few weeks have been really productive though. things are in place to have the robot arm up and working in early January, complete with bespoke lasercut perspex housing. 'I am the Beetle' is now up online:…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Background:We are Philip Duckworth and Ben Sadler, a collaborative duo who work under the name Juneau Projects. We work in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, animation, installation, performance and music.
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
There's a host of activity here at our hack, to follow the project as it develops you can use #HtheQ on twitter or check back to the Hack the Quartet storify where you'll find all the tweets, instagram photos and vine videos we're all posting. I'll also be writing more indepth blog posts here about…
Posted on Thu 26 May 2016
Hack the Quartet is part of Bristol Proms, our amazing group of creatives and technologists have been here all day collaborating with the Sacconi Quartet. We're coming to the end of day one of what is our first ever hack here at Watershed, here's a glimpse into what's been going on...
