Cunning Genus, Gullible Species

Ann — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:23:53 +0000

Interactive Installation, 2003
3 computers, 3 LCD screens, Machined PlexiGlas, sensors and found objects

Next to the projection is a sculptural interactive installation, Cunning Genus. The installation is an entomologist’s field case in which there are three collection jars – a bursting chrysalis in one, a group of fireflies in the second, and a spider in another.

The computer controlled retro- engineered LCD panels inside the case show the insects moving about in their normal behavioral state. When a viewer taps on one of the jars, the creature inside will respond with strange behavior inversely based on its aesthetic value. Nearby projections show the dichotomy between true scientific investigation and inherent human myths. The viewer must stand with her head inside the Plexi curve, nestling her ears close to two small, whispering speakers. This projection space puts the viewer in the position of looking out from within a large glass jar.

•Vectors: Digital Art of Our Time, Winter Garden, New York, NY, Spring 2003, Curated by Bruce Wands
•Dislodged, West Side Gallery, New York, NY, Spring 2003, Curated by Rachel Gugelberger
•MFA Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, April 2003

Things that Go

Ann — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:56:05 +0000

After studying with Fred Tschida, the idea of tinkering to create motion in objects became as transformative as using processors to slow down video.

Clockworks, The A Corporation: Adrianne Evans and Ann LePore

Silver Fork, mainspring mechanics, miscellaneous bit from under the hood of a 1984 Toyota Corolla, bread dough doll, wire

After the user winds the spring with the fork, the mechanics make a lot of noise until finally, just before it stops, the lever on the back of the doll is triggered and the eyes begin to roll back and forth.

Rocket Ride

6ft Tripod, 30rpm motor, small cast aluminum rocket filled with lead, large rolled steel rocket with aluminum nose and tail, Neon, incandescent red and white lights.

Rocket 1995 part of the Alfred Light Show

The rocket ride is dangerous and takes 2 seconds to make one full revolution at a diameter of over 8 feet.

Nose-view. Looking down the center.

Visual Toaster

Toast, film, two toasters, motor, projection bulb and lenses

When the toast “toasting”, it is in line with the light source and the piece of film held in the toast will be projected onto the wall.

When the toast pops up, the mechanics of the machine will be shadowed and displayed within the cast aluminum bread-textured frame.

1995 exhibited at Pyramid Gallery in Rochester, NY

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Cunning Genus, Gullible Species

Things that Go