Artist as Researcher for Humanity

I am in love 

ball dropping  -   http://balldroppings.com/js/

good reference : 

Chlamydosaurus kingii

Orderly

artist / title / exhibition,place

Allegory, the "Flux Cocoon" --  Lausanne Lumières Festival 

Dominic Harris and Cinimod Studio, DJ Light   http://vimeo.com/17607732

Luzinterruptus,illuminated swimming pool      http://www.luzinterruptus.com/

Using Meas Piezo sensor with Arduino

Data sheet for Meas Piezo sensor

http://www.meas-spec.com/downloads/LDT_Series.pdf

Basic Piezo sensor Introduction

https://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Sensors/Flex/MSI-techman.pdf

Arduino Code for Meas sensor

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//http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Knock

// knock act as a switch and turn the LED on and off

const int ledPin = 13;      // led connected to digital pin 13

const int knockSensor = A0; // the piezo is connected to analog pin 0

const int threshold = 350;  // threshold value to decide when the detected sound is a knock or not

int sensorReading = 0;      // variable to store the value read from the sensor pin

int ledState = LOW;         // variable used to store the last LED status, to toggle the light

void setup() {

 pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); 

 //Serial.begin(9600);      

}

void loop() {

  sensorReading = analogRead(knockSensor);    

  if (sensorReading >= threshold) {

    ledState = !ledState;     

    digitalWrite(ledPin, ledState);

    //Serial.println("Knock!");         

  }

  delay(2000);  // delay to avoid overloading the serial port buffer

Being an islander from a small island, lived with the shadow of political conflicts, self doubts, and identity crisis. I am fascinated by the expression of a nomadic, wandering , and wearable home. The concept of fashion as a shelter and safe haven,  or wearing a " Final home" as a piece of garment is both architectural, and human. It resonates to my childhood and young adulthood experience which shaped my world views.

There were a couple projects that speaks to social issues and political and body awareness that I go back and look at over and over: 

Final Home by 津村耕佑 / Kousuke Tsumura 

http://www.finalhome.com/ABOUT

“If I were to lose my home because of a disaster, war,  or loss of job, what kind of clothes would I, as a fashion designer, offer?  And what would such clothes look like in good times?”

Nomadic Mosque by Azra Aksamija

http://www.azraaksamija.net/nomadic-mosque/

"The Nomadic Mosque can thus be seen as a minimal-volume mosque, whose design is based on individual needs and experiences of the worshipper. It is a device to transform any secular space into a prayer space. Not only does the wearable mosque accommodate the liturgical necessities, but also acts as a prosthetic device of the worshipper communicating his/her prayers: problems, needs and desires. "

A short talk at LISA salon curated by Tanya Toft about a Leprosy Village in Taiwan,  a few things about being a young film students, raves parties,  the Walk In Shelter project, and media arts that makes social change or make people happy. 

YesYesBot on Creator's Project 

Yesyesbot / candybot out on halloween night to give away candies.

Articles  -- Italian Media

Analog RGB LED dimmer with dual LM358 and NE 555 timer - pretty!

material list: 

LM358 *2

R10 -1k

R9 - 10k

R8 - 1k

R7- 1k

R6 - 1k

R4 - 1k

R3 - 1k

R2 - 1k

R1 - 1k

C6 - 104

C5 - 100 uf

C4 - 100 uf 

C3 - 104

C2 - 104

C1 - 104

Diodes - IN 5819 *2

NE555  *1

L1 - 330 uH *1

U3 - LM2575 step down voltage regulator

Red LED - D3 

Progress - 3

https://vimeo.com/66333055

Progress - 2

https://vimeo.com/66311172

Progress -1

https://vimeo.com/66034407

Marcela Godoy  - Stunt