{"id":761,"date":"2008-03-13T18:54:47","date_gmt":"2008-03-13T18:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.data.ie\/datasite\/?p=761"},"modified":"2022-11-05T11:21:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T11:21:24","slug":"data-event-28-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.data.ie\/datasite\/2008\/03\/13\/data-event-28-0\/","title":{"rendered":"DATA Event 28.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Location:<\/strong>
\nThe Science Gallery, Trinity College, Pearse Street, Dublin 2<\/p>\n

Presenters:<\/strong>
\nMichael Szpakowski<\/a>
\nMichael Szpakowski is an artist, composer & educator. His music has been performed all over the UK, in Russia & the USA. He has exhibited work in galleries in the UK, mainland Europe & the USA. His short films have been shown throughout the world. He is a composer & video artist for Tell Tale Hearts Theatre Company & a joint editor of the online video resource DVblog. At D.A.T.A. michael will be showing some recent & not so recent work and talking about how it has not always apparent roots in technology.<\/p>\n

Charlie von Metzradt
\nA recent graduate from DCU, Charlie von Metzradt is a software engineer by day and electronics tinkerer by night. He is irked by human-computer interface annoyances and any piece of technology that doesn\u2019t read his mind. At D.A.T.A., Charlie will be presenting a motion-sensitive iPod remote control, built into a set of headphones. The \u2018Tiltphones\u2019 measure what way your head is oriented and your iPod reacts accordingly. Charlie will talk about his motivation for building it, how the system works and what you\u2019d need to make your own. To make things a little more fun, the audience will have a chance to hook it up to their own iPods to try it out!<\/p>\n

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Joan Healy<\/a>
\nJoan Healy\u2019s work is a playful interpretation of interactive technology and the objectification of the body in performance art. Her most recent work attempts to grotesquely imitate current scientific trends in bio-mimetics, using human bodyhair as a instrument to uncannily create sound and creating performances that parody computer touch-screen interface technology. The technological commodification of the individual\/body is examined in her performances using props made from low-tech, DIY and found materials. The performer\u2019s body becomes a tool or automaton used by indiscriminate audience members to be touched and played with. This invasive form of interaction is a transgression of social norms of respecting personal space and it toys with the feeling of embarrassment that is inherent in any performative activity. video documentation on:<\/p>\n