GLiTCH


Coding using p5.js, Adobe illustrate, Glowforge laser engraver, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Projection mapping

What is this piece about?
This is a project done throughout my education at UNR under the Digital Media program.  It has been an amalgamation of different means of fabrication, from digital to physical forms including coding, laser etching, video editing, and even video projection art.  A massive contribution to the widespread success of modern tehcnology is how temperamental it is, with glitches and errors paving way to better systems. Glitch, the project, is representative of this concept as well as tribute to how nothing is without imperfections, translating the digital world into physical media and encapsulating the intricacies of flaw in design.

Cyborg Manifest Design Process:

  1. Creative code project done in Intro to Digital Media course. This was to explore coding as a form of art and adding interactivity with mouse controls. In this case a stock photo of a woman was inserted as the background and a glitch code was added overtop. The user/viewers mouse if dragged across the screen will repeatedly print the word “GLiTCH” around the border of the image. 
  2. The next form of this project took place in my Digital Fabrication class. I made a laser etching of the project on a wood board which was an interesting contrast between the idea of digital coded art on something found in nature (wood).  There are naturally occurring “errors” when etched on the wood like the burn marks which adds to the effect of “glitch”. 
  3. The most current form for this project was done in the Sound and Image course. Our final project was to explore projection mapping. I used the wood etching as a base and created a video exploring the glitch code in Adobe Premiere Pro. Sound was added as well to the projection using the same software and free audio clips to create the sound of someone coding and creepy music that added a nostalic feeling of old technology and distortion. When the projection video is off the original wood base acts as regular wall decor, so the video brings this static piece to life.