Posted on February 11, 2018
Independent StudyAfter spending some time to debug the Arduino sketch for the spooling machine, I finally fixed the motor so it behaved properly. Naoto Hiéda showed me something quite interesting: the Arduino serial plotter, which renders values visually, and makes debugging much easier! And so I went on to spool my pickup. It works quite well […]
Posted on February 11, 2018
Advanced Practices in Video, Performance and Electronic ArtsThis week I spent more time grinding metal brackets. I did a second pass on one of the brackets with a grinding disc. I also went to the hardware store to pick up some belts for the small sanding belt we have at the TML. The photos above show the different states of the metal […]
Posted on February 8, 2018
Special Topics in Studio Arts: Ideas and Issues: Reproductive Media in Contemporary ArtFelix Gonzalez-Torres, Untitled (Placebo) (detail), 1991 For its tenth anniversary, the DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art is presenting an exhibit titled L’Offre/The Gift. The curator Sheryl Sim was thinking about all the works exhibited during the gallery’s existence, and this “prompted [her] to reflect on the vastness of the gift that is DHC/ART. The fruit […]
Posted on February 3, 2018
Independent StudyAfter so many redesigns and setbacks, I managed to complete the pickup spooling machine, which I now have affectionately dubbed the “Spooler Alert!!” I first tested the machine with thread—and not yet with pickup coil copper wire—to ensure that all works as intended. Lo and behold the majestic pickup spooling machine in action! To recap, […]