Ben's an artist living in Vancouver BC right now, great piece he's created now showing in Hong Kong. Thought it might be of interest to some of you:
http://www.ekran.org/ben/wp/?p=418 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:14 AM Subject: Dreaming Machine #2 (Hong Kong) To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> "Dreaming Machine #2" (Hong Kong) A site-specific responsive installation by Ben Bogart Dreams are a complex interaction between our bodies, minds, memories, and experiences. “Dreaming Machine” is a trajectory of site-specific artistic works exploring the topic of dreaming. “Dreaming Machine #2“ was exhibited in Hong Kong as a component of the Videotage artist residency program. The project differs from “Dreaming Machine #1“ in that the dream is presented at HD resolution on a 52″ LCD display. Additionally, the pan/tilt video camera was replaced with a digital still camera on a pan/tilt tripod unit. The system uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a model of memory to construct its dreams. The work is a continuation of the artist’s M.Sc. thesis project entitled “Memory Association Machine” (MAM). Both MAM and "Dreaming Machine" use a novel combination of AI and a cognitive model of human creativity and memory. The model is manifested in two processes; first, both systems use an artificial neural network (a Self-Organizing Map) to integrate and organize visual sense experience into a field, and second, the process is modeled on a creative free-association where elements of the systems’ experience are selected using a model of propagation similar to a cellular automata. "Dreaming Machine" is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. The memory field resulting from the exhibition: The installation of "Dreaming Machine #2": Video Documentation Videos are in Ogg/Theora format and can be viewed with vlc. For more information, and RSS updates on the project, visit: "Dreaming Machine #2" (Hong Kong) Website "Dreaming Machine" Production Journal Self-Organized Landscapes & Portraits “Self-Organized Landscapes" and "Self-Organized Portraits" are collages composed of thousands of close-up images. The arrangment of these collages are determined by a Self-Organizing Map (the AI used in "Dreaming Machine") and reflect the structure of the collection of images. Similar images are placed near one another and dissimilar images distant from one another. View Landscapes View Portraits Let me know if you received this message in error. B. Bogart http://www.ekran.org/ben RSS Subscription
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