DIY + Unusual Motion Tech
Optical analog video feedback in a massive, rotating 4K machine
It’s digitally controlled optical goodness: a humble Teensy translates analog knob turns into control of 4K displays, all built into beautiful mahogany enclosures and giant cranks. The result: elegant, precise fractals blossom out of 4K displays by literally tweaking the knobs on the units. Behold, The Light Herder!
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Unsettling textures from Muqata’a, translated perfectly into visual form by Theresa Baumgartner
Kamil Manqus كَامِل مَنْقوص from Palestinian artist Muqata’a remains one of the essential albums of 2021 – so it’s a beautiful moment to revisit its tense microsampled timbres in combination with visual surfaces from Theresa Baumgartner.
MTV just turned 40; rewatch the opening videos as they predict 2020-2021 streams
MTV turned 40 years of age this week. Its contents live on for viewing now, and their blend of optimism and awkwardness feels familiar.