What the Robot Saw has recently moved to Twitch. (Though you can always find it at the WTRS homepage, regardless of where the stream is.) Despite their being gaming-centered, Twitch seems to be working out well: The compression algorithms are presumably designed for computer animated games — so, minus a few nitpicks, the image quality … Read more
Hi all, hope you’re doing ok in this batshit crazy time… Not the most important thing on the plate right now, but it’s been a strange time for “What the Robot Saw” too. I’d always thought the 24/7 YouTube archives would be some kind of strange time capsule of a slice of the world on … Read more
Excited to be speaking at the Algorithmic Art Assembly in San Francisco in March! {Edit — this has been moved to June, hopefully!} Organized by the amazing Thorsten Sideboard and hosted at Gray Area. Algorithmic Art Assembly
The Robot and I are excited that What the Robot Saw has been included in the “Learning Machines” exhibition at ElectroMuseum in Moscow. Also, The Robot has had a minor cinematic software upgrade to version 0.2. Still early childhood for The Robot, though. Look for more upgrades to come as the Robot continues its education.
[Note: This post was edited in 8/2020 to embed stream from its current address.] OK, here’s what I’ve been working on. It’s net art! (Not exactly like my old 90’s net art, but…) And I’m happy to say that the amazing Curt Miller will be once again working with me to do some sound work … Read more
I’ve had a couple of requests to see one of my works-in-progress — my first foray into working with generative machine learning. So here it is, an alternative to DeepFakes: DeepReals. The First Three Minutes Every frame from the first three minutes of Christine Blasey Ford’s and Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, … Read more
My bad, I’ve been overly sporadic about my sporadic updates again! Been busy, but here’s a brief one: Still working on new online/installation project. Buzzwordy keywords: Real-time video, social media, algorithmic subjectivity, computer vision. Hopefully will have the equipment soon to get a beta version online, but mainly focusing on teaching til early June. Teaching! … Read more
A quick update on what I’ve been up to during sabbatical: Working on a new durational, real-time algorithmic, live streamed movie / installation project. Almost ready to debut; stay tuned! Also, happy to report that “June 8th, 2018” (take 2) a real-time improvised short film produced within a studio rehearsal of PIGS performance, has been … Read more
Sabbatical update: I’m making new work! Focusing on online and installation work once again; a few different projects: Algorithmic. Video. Still Image. Computer vision. Border region. Global. Social media. Speculative futures. And presents. Despite the string of buzzwords, those are really some of the topics I’m working on. Some of it follows on from the … Read more
Back in 2013, Rick Silva invited me to make a project for the “W-E-S-T-E-R-N D-I-G-I-T-A-L” pavilion he was curating at The Wrong Biennale. “W-E-S-T-E-R-N D-I-G-I-T-A-L” being a pavilion featuring the work of west coast artists, I started thinking about what “west coast” means — and what “California” means. I decided to do something on the … Read more