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==[[Hamish John Appleby]]== | ==[[Hamish John Appleby]]== | ||
I have decided that I would like to continue with the theme of Dreams in Space as I feel that this is would be a constructive and logical progression that my work could take, especially after the presentation that I put together for the class; as it opened up so many fascinating ideas that could be further explored and this theme holds more substance for me now, than the previous theme of ‘Elephant in Space’ that I originally chose. | I have decided that I would like to continue with the theme of Dreams in Space as I feel that this is would be a constructive and logical progression that my work could take, especially after the presentation that I put together for the class; as it opened up so many fascinating ideas that could be further explored and this theme holds more substance for me now, than the previous theme of ‘Elephant in Space’ that I originally chose. | ||
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==[[André Wünscher]], [[Anica Huck]], [[Hannes Wagner]], [[Michael Schlund]], [[Michaela Honauer]], [[Thomas Fritzsche]]== | ==[[André Wünscher]], [[Anica Huck]], [[Hannes Wagner]], [[Michael Schlund]], [[Michaela Honauer]], [[Thomas Fritzsche]]== | ||
===The Idea=== | ===The Idea=== | ||
VOYAGEO consists of projections of satellite pictures onto the human body. These pictures are not about act photography, but about the recognition of earth and the human body. Mankind has a high selfconfidence about itself and its reign on earth but still is not really selfaware. We are trying to produce thus selfconsciousness by showing not the beauty showed in today's media. We want to have a look on the everyday reality of body and earth. | VOYAGEO consists of projections of satellite pictures onto the human body. These pictures are not about act photography, but about the recognition of earth and the human body. Mankind has a high selfconfidence about itself and its reign on earth but still is not really selfaware. We are trying to produce thus selfconsciousness by showing not the beauty showed in today's media. We want to have a look on the everyday reality of body and earth. | ||
===Some Background Information=== | ===Some Background Information=== | ||
Our idea bases upon two topics: The Innovation of Satellite Images & the Construction of the Human Body in the Media.<br><br> | Our idea bases upon two topics: The Innovation of Satellite Images & the Construction of the Human Body in the Media.<br><br> | ||
Our main focus is on the fascination of satellite images. Here you can find an introduction to remote sensing: [http://web.uni-weimar.de/medien/wiki/images/Remote-Sensing.pdf] | Our main focus is on the fascination of satellite images. Here you can find an introduction to remote sensing: [http://web.uni-weimar.de/medien/wiki/images/Remote-Sensing.pdf] | ||
And here are some interesting links to develop: | And here are some interesting links to develop: | ||
* Wikipedia: Space exploration [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceflight english], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raumfahrt#Meilensteine_der_Raumfahrt deutsch] | |||
Wikipedia: Cartography [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartography english], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartographie#Qualit.C3.A4tsmerkmale_kartografischer_Produkte deutsch] | * Wikipedia: Cartography [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartography english], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartographie#Qualit.C3.A4tsmerkmale_kartografischer_Produkte deutsch] | ||
Wikipedia: Orbital photography [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_imagery english], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellitenfotografie deutsch] | * Wikipedia: Orbital photography [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_imagery english], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellitenfotografie deutsch] | ||
In sum, the satellite pictures offer a special perspective on the earth: | In sum, the satellite pictures offer a special perspective on the earth: | ||
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In concern to the photography of Human Bodies we especially dicussed the Individuality of everybody's external appearance. This is related to the individual appearance of the earth on satellite images. | |||
In concern to the photography of Human Bodies we especially dicussed the Individuality of everybody's external appearance. This is related to the individual appearance of the earth on satellite images. | |||
People seem to be physically perfect in the modern media. But we know that is mostly manipulated: | People seem to be physically perfect in the modern media. But we know that is mostly manipulated: | ||
* Wikipedia: Image Manipulation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_manipulation english], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fotomanipulation deutsch] | |||
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So the question was & still is: What is physical individuality? | So the question was & still is: What is physical individuality? | ||
<br>Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualism english], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualit%C3%A4t deutsch] | <br>Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualism english], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualit%C3%A4t deutsch] | ||
===The Concept in the Process=== | ===The Concept in the Process=== | ||
We created the Website [http://www.voyageo.de voyageo.de] that acts as “Advent Calendar”, so that every day from the 1st of December until the 24th of December visitors could discover one picture there. | |||
We made two photo-sessions with the projection of satellite images on human bodies & shot a lot of beautiful photos. After having selected 24 different themes, we completed the photos with written texts about geographical, historical, political or even individual information & published one a day. | |||
We made two photo-sessions with the projection of satellite images on human bodies & shot a lot of beautiful photos. After having selected 24 different themes, we completed the photos with written texts about geographical, historical, political or even individual information & published one a day. | |||
It was our aim to take the visitors on a 24-day-long journey. | It was our aim to take the visitors on a 24-day-long journey. | ||
The marketing for our website went into different directions:<br> | The marketing for our website went into different directions:<br> | ||
# We included Google-Analytics. So we had a detailled overview over the daily reception of [http://www.voyageo.de voyageo.de]. | # We included Google-Analytics. So we had a detailled overview over the daily reception of [http://www.voyageo.de voyageo.de]. | ||
# We used our private (Email-) Network in order to spread the information about the online "Advent Calendar". | # We used our private (Email-) Network in order to spread the information about the online "Advent Calendar". | ||
# We posted [http://www.voyageo.de voyageo.de] in different topic-related forums of photography or geographics. | # We posted [http://www.voyageo.de voyageo.de] in different topic-related forums of photography or geographics. | ||
# The | # The “Advent Calendar” itself is a publishing format used to catch for recurrent attention. We thought the interest in our topic will be higher if people are curious to discover something everyday. | ||
===The Results=== | ===The Results=== | ||
Our project was successfully running in December 2009 on [http://www.voyageo.de www.voyageo.de]! | Our project was successfully running in December 2009 on [http://www.voyageo.de www.voyageo.de]! | ||
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Inferential, our posting actions seemed to be successfull. Most of the visits were directly. So the use of our private networks & the direct marketing strategies had most influence on visiting this website.<br> | Inferential, our posting actions seemed to be successfull. Most of the visits were directly. So the use of our private networks & the direct marketing strategies had most influence on visiting this website.<br> | ||
===Afterwards=== | ===Afterwards=== | ||
The VOYAGEO project in its original sense is already finished. <br><br> | The VOYAGEO project in its original sense is already finished. <br><br> | ||
Now we "cleaned up" the site. Descriptions associated to "Advent Calendar" are no more visble. The website functionings as a gallery since January 2010. All photo-text-combinations are still available for direct visitors, search engines & referring sites. Furthermore, people who visit the site still have the chance to contact us for feedback or further information. | Now we "cleaned up" the site. Descriptions associated to "Advent Calendar" are no more visble. The website functionings as a gallery since January 2010. All photo-text-combinations are still available for direct visitors, search engines & referring sites. Furthermore, people who visit the site still have the chance to contact us for feedback or further information. | ||
'''Thanks for your attention!''' | '''Thanks for your attention!''' | ||
==[[Henrike Schneider]]: Infinity ∞ == | ==[[Henrike Schneider]]: Infinity ∞ == | ||
Where is it all ending? | Where is it all ending? | ||
The mainidea of the project is to find an installation, which creates the feeling of infinity. | The mainidea of the project is to find an installation, which creates the feeling of infinity. | ||
===artists=== | |||
* [http://www.publicartvienna.at/files/7.html Ken Lum: Pi] | |||
You should check this Exhibition out: [http://www.kunstmuseum-wolfsburg.de/exhibition/110/James_Turrell._The_Wolfsburg_Project_ James Turrell: The Wolfsburg Project] --[[User:Max|max]] 22:03, 24 January 2010 (UTC) | |||
You should check this Exhibition out: [http://www.kunstmuseum-wolfsburg.de/exhibition/110/James_Turrell._The_Wolfsburg_Project_ James Turrell: The Wolfsburg Project] | |||
==[[Martin Ketelhut]] and [[Sylvia Rohr]]: Alieno== | ==[[Martin Ketelhut]] and [[Sylvia Rohr]]: Alieno== | ||
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The plan is to produce artificial space pictures, photographs and an animated space to explore by using different materials and methods. | The plan is to produce artificial space pictures, photographs and an animated space to explore by using different materials and methods. | ||
360°, telescope and long exposure time photos could melt with photos of surfaces, mist (artificial nebula) a.s.o | 360°, telescope and long exposure time photos could melt with photos of surfaces, mist (artificial nebula) a.s.o | ||
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===The realization.=== | ===The realization.=== | ||
The interface for our project is build with Flash. All sounds will be integrated into the Flash-file, so the "instrument" is very portable and easy to handle. The application could be distributed via web because no special hard- or software is needed. | The interface for our project is build with Flash. All sounds will be integrated into the Flash-file, so the "instrument" is very portable and easy to handle. The application could be distributed via web because no special hard- or software is needed. | ||
[http://news.discovery.com/space/particles-make-beautiful-music.html] | [http://news.discovery.com/space/particles-make-beautiful-music.html] | ||
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Please make sure you do include in your conept what is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musica_universalis Musica universalis], Pythagoras' theory about the harmonies of the planets. [[User:Max|max]] 16:36, 16 December 2009 (UTC) | Please make sure you do include in your conept what is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musica_universalis Musica universalis], Pythagoras' theory about the harmonies of the planets. [[User:Max|max]] 16:36, 16 December 2009 (UTC) | ||
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==[[Katarina Sengstaken]], [[Timea Tofalvi]], [[Yuxiang Wen]], and [[Shuo Liu]]: A Faraway Cold Palace (广寒宫)== | ==[[Katarina Sengstaken]], [[Timea Tofalvi]], [[Yuxiang Wen]], and [[Shuo Liu]]: A Faraway Cold Palace (广寒宫)== | ||
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The moon has come into focus again in the great Space race. It has been forty years since Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, now after the recent discovery of water on the moon a new interest has been sparked about finally heading back. In this new moon race has new contenders, the US and Russia are no longer in the lead. By 2015 it might be a Chinese man to be the next to step foot on the moon. | The moon has come into focus again in the great Space race. It has been forty years since Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, now after the recent discovery of water on the moon a new interest has been sparked about finally heading back. In this new moon race has new contenders, the US and Russia are no longer in the lead. By 2015 it might be a Chinese man to be the next to step foot on the moon. | ||
We conceptualize our project around dissolving the western ideals and myths about the moon and working with Chinese mythology and symbolism as our focus. | We conceptualize our project around dissolving the western ideals and myths about the moon and working with Chinese mythology and symbolism as our focus. Our concept of the moon stems from the three Chinese moon myths the story of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e/ Chang'e] 嫦娥, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Gang/ Wu Gang]吴刚 , and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit/ Jade Rabbit] 玉兔. These three myths revolve around a mystical laurel tree that grows on the moon. | ||
Our project is not just an installation, but also involves a performance piece. The installation itself takes place in the Basement room of Mereien Strasse 5, where its floors will be covered with fine ash sculpted to look like the lunar surface. The archway in the room is covered and shaped into a crescent where luminescent blue light, represents a lunar earth-rise. | Our project is not just an installation, but also involves a performance piece. The installation itself takes place in the Basement room of Mereien Strasse 5, where its floors will be covered with fine ash sculpted to look like the lunar surface. The archway in the room is covered and shaped into a crescent where luminescent blue light, represents a lunar earth-rise. | ||
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=====Links to some Artist Websites who have worked with similar themes===== | =====Links to some Artist Websites who have worked with similar themes===== | ||
*[http://www.crookedbrains.net/2009/02/design.html Private Moon] | * [http://www.crookedbrains.net/2009/02/design.html Private Moon] | ||
*[http://www.shearts.org/index.php/?p=767 Artificial Moon Installation] | * [http://www.shearts.org/index.php/?p=767 Artificial Moon Installation] | ||
*[http://www.oneroom.org/sculptors/horn.html Rivers of the Moon] | * [http://www.oneroom.org/sculptors/horn.html Rivers of the Moon] | ||
*[http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2003/10/29/31493.html Moon Window] | * [http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2003/10/29/31493.html Moon Window] | ||
*[http://mobile.orbit.zkm.de/?q=node/223 Moon Flight] | * [http://mobile.orbit.zkm.de/?q=node/223 Moon Flight] | ||
==[[Daniela Stade]]: To Fetch The Stars From Heaven== | ==[[Daniela Stade]]: To Fetch The Stars From Heaven== | ||
===The Idea=== | ===The Idea=== | ||
We know constellations in heaven, for example the zodiac. The International Atronomical Union(IAU) published a list of 88 constellations. I want to find similar constellations on earth, which are formed by cities. | We know constellations in heaven, for example the zodiac. The International Atronomical Union(IAU) published a list of 88 constellations. I want to find similar constellations on earth, which are formed by cities. | ||
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==[[Jan Frederik Vogt]]: Bring Them Back== | ==[[Jan Frederik Vogt]]: Bring Them Back== | ||
We took the stars from the sky | We took the stars from the sky | ||
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==[[Xiaomei Wang]]== | ==[[Xiaomei Wang]]== | ||
===Gedanken meiner Idee=== | ===Gedanken meiner Idee=== | ||
* Vor ein paar Jahren hat man schon begonnen, die Spiele über das Thema des Weltraums zu designen. Z.B. das sehr bekannte Abendteuer-Spiel [http://www.amanita-design.net/samorost-1 Samorost 1] von Jakub Dvorsky. Es zeigte uns eine interessante Geschichte, die der Weltraum als Hintergrund gestaltet wird. Vom gleichen Autor ist auch [http://amanita-design.net/samorost-2 Samorost 2] und [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinarium Machinarium]. | |||
*Vor ein paar Jahren hat man schon begonnen, die Spiele über das Thema des Weltraums zu designen. Z.B. das sehr bekannte Abendteuer-Spiel [http://www.amanita-design.net/samorost-1 Samorost 1] von Jakub Dvorsky. Es zeigte uns eine interessante Geschichte, die der Weltraum als Hintergrund gestaltet wird. Vom gleichen Autor ist auch [http://amanita-design.net/samorost-2 Samorost 2] und [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinarium Machinarium]. | * Rund 2008 haben Pyramide(USA-Firma) mit Spaceweb(China-Firma) ein 3D Spiel designt, in dem die Spieler das Shenzhou Raumschiff virtuell kontrollieren könnten. Beispielweise kann man durch ''mission editor'', ''vehicle editor'', ''control panel editor'' und ''AI'' den Raumschiff spielen, damit man es im Weltraum zu senden. | ||
*Rund 2008 haben Pyramide(USA-Firma) mit Spaceweb(China-Firma) ein 3D Spiel designt, in dem die Spieler das Shenzhou Raumschiff virtuell kontrollieren könnten. Beispielweise kann man durch ''mission editor'', ''vehicle editor'', ''control panel editor'' und ''AI'' den Raumschiff spielen, damit man es im Weltraum zu senden. | |||
[[File:Shenzhou.jpg|center|thumb|200px|Shenzhou Raumschiff]] | [[File:Shenzhou.jpg|center|thumb|200px|Shenzhou Raumschiff]] | ||
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==[[Luo Yu]]: The Virtual Solar System (3D Online-Platform)== | ==[[Luo Yu]]: The Virtual Solar System (3D Online-Platform)== | ||
[[Image:LuoYu.png|right|thumb|250px]] | [[Image:LuoYu.png|right|thumb|250px]] | ||
====The Idea==== | ====The Idea==== | ||
We live in the solar system and it is our nearest galaxy. I would like to make a simulation for the solar system, the initial idea is to use flash platform with ActionScript programming, I want to design a virtual mini-universe and will make this space into a virtual online exhibition, people will be able to access this place through the network. | We live in the solar system and it is our nearest galaxy. I would like to make a simulation for the solar system, the initial idea is to use flash platform with ActionScript programming, I want to design a virtual mini-universe and will make this space into a virtual online exhibition, people will be able to access this place through the network. | ||