Memorial for Catherine Lique
Memorial for Catherine Lique, 2009 12″ x 12″ x 2″ Plexiglass, LEDs, electronics, audio recording This interactive installation appears as a mirror to the viewer. When they step on the pressure sensor, a microcontroller triggers LED lights to backlight the lightbox, revealing the image of Catherine Lique, a sex worker who was killed in 2003. The accompanying audio piece, a first person narrative, tells the story of the life and death of Ms. Lique. The audio, also triggered by the sensor, is programmed to play through Processing. The narrative was... Read The Rest →
ICM and PComp Final Project in Progress
Memorial for Catherine This piece is in progress. It is an interactive installation which will also have an audio recording (narrative) triggered by the same sensor that triggers the lights. The first person narrative will reveal the life and death of Catherine, a sex worker murdered in 2003. This series will be an ongoing memorial for sex workers who have been victims of violence. The first draft will be completed on December 17th, 2009 to coincide with the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Share → Tweet
Sex Workers Rights are Human Rights!
Join us for a Speak-Out & Arts Evening! Celebrating International Human Rights Day December 10th Featuring: Performance Artist, Ignacio Rivera Performance Artist, Damien Luxe Guitarist, K. Stone Political Artwork by Empower Thailand Andrea Ritchie, M.C. for the night And more! Where: NYU, 19 University Place, in the Great Room What time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm What day: Thurs., Dec. 10th Sponsored by: Sex Workers Action Network (SWANK) Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP-NYC) MADRE $pread Magazine Best Practices Policy Project (BPPP) Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) WITNESS Share → Tweet
International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers 2009
December 17 th is Internation al Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Join us in honoring the lives of sex workers and celebrating our communities with a candlelit vigil. Come add your voice to the call to end violence against sex workers at our community speak-out. Speakers will include community organizers, peer educators, advocates, artists. . . and YOU? Where: Metropolitan Community Church 446 West 36th Street, Manhattan When: Thursday December 17th, 8:00pm – 10:00pm Metrocards available. Please wear red! For more information, please contact swank@riseup.net or 212.714.1184 x50 Sponsored by: Sex... Read The Rest →
Feedback on Final from ICM
Feedback from ICM class on my final: Use first person narrative for audio clip Alternative lighting using a clip lamp being shown from behind Use a halogen lamp from underneath Christmas lights en masse? EL (Electroluminscent) paper. Perhaps print directly on it or put it right behind mirror Using a servo motor to move image farther away or closer to frosted glass front panel “Bar 98″ has glass that changes from frosted to clear when it receives electrical charge. Explore this? Share → Tweet