[UCI-Calit2] Telematic Drum Circle Exhibition

[Anna Lynn Spitzer]

Telematic Drum Circle, an interdisciplinary, participatory networked
installation that combines tele-robotics, computer science, pneumatics
and music will debut 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 in the Calit2 Building,
Room 2100 and simultaneously online at www.telematicdrumcircle.net
<http://www.telematicdrumcircle.net/> . 

 

The solo exhibition created by ACE graduate student Byeong Sam Jeon
consists of two components: a set of sixteen robotic drums arranged in
an installation space and an interactive web site networked with them.
Participants around the world can play the drums through the site
simultaneously with those in the exhibition room, while watching a live
streaming video of their ensemble. 

 

The exhibition explores the rupture of communication in the
technology-mediated world and addresses the issue of global harmony.
Each drum represents the heartbeat of people in a geo-cultural region;
the heart-to-heart communication expressed on the drums cuts through all
the differences and blurs boundaries, the artist says. 

 

The exhibition will be available for public viewing Feb. 22-March 2,
with advance reservations. Contact Jeon at bsjeon at uci.edu to set up a
viewing time.

 

 

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