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February 19, 2004 sea slug neuron permalink
posted by bev
 biophysicists at Cornell University and Université de Rennes, France figured out how to capture hi-res three-dimensional pictures of nerve cell signaling, millisecond-by-millisecond. this is a neuron of a sea slug, of the aplysia family (probably looks like this one, or this one, or maybe this one). [ via ] February 18, 2004 toy world permalink
posted by bev
 i went to see John Klima's show in LA called toy world and really enjoyed it. (here's me on the kiddy ride horse navigating the terrain of Afghanistan) the show addresses issues in gaming and uses real data from the Department of Defense in some of the pieces. this one shown above has an interesting interface using light-sensitive switches. so when you wave your hand over the green matrix (a mapped representation of the moving image on a matrix) of these switches to cover the light that is shining down from a projector above, you will change the topology of the projected image of a woman's body via mechanical triggers beneath the surface. February 17, 2004 bio art permalink
posted by bev
 it's a sign of the times... events for art that deals with biology are happening more and more. in austrailia, there is the upcoming Art of the Biotech Era exhibition as part of the big Adelaide Festival. also in austrailia is the BEAP festival, with sub-events entitled "Bio-Differences; Born and Bred" and "Perceptual-Differences; Vision systems". yet another one in austrailia is previously mentioned TRANSFIGURE, an exhibition about perception, body, space & landscape. the Exploratorium in sf (one of my favorite places) is holding a symposium entitled Animate (in)Animate "exploring how new technologies are blurring the boundaries between the natural and the artificial". gigantic artspace in nyc just opened their show Gen.R.8 exploring generative processes. in boston, the previously mentioned eVolution exhibition addresses "artificial life" and autonomous, behavior-driven systems. and finally, the touring show auto braids/auto breeding permalink
posted by bev
 buildings are membranes and if we could construct our own with interlocking parts, they could look something like this. plus, you can feel like you're walking on water too. [ via ] February 11, 2004 modern day sagittarian permalink
posted by bev
 since i discovered Ray Caesar's work, where arms are an extension/connection to the surroundings and part of the body is made of other circulatory metaphors like vines and pipes, i've been drawn to/noticing more of this from other artists. like this one by Jeffery Scott. [ via ] February 9, 2004 laffoley permalink
posted by bev
 it was a Paul Laffoley week last week. he's in Los Angeles on an artist residency for a month and i got to hear him talk about growing your own house, utopic space, lucid dreaming, time travel, and other far-out ideas. too far-out for Harvard Graduate School of Design, he apprenticed with the visionary architect Frederick Kiesler. he was the one who submitted (for the WTC site) Antoni Gaudi's design which was supposedly intended for the original site of the WTC 95 years ago. next weekend, i get to see more of him. :-) February 6, 2004 black eye permalink
posted by bev
 this new capture of the Messier 64 galaxy shows that it was once in a collision with a smaller oppositely rotating galaxy, resulting in a dark band of area where new stars are forming. February 5, 2004 it's alive! permalink
posted by bev
 this month's Wired has a section on Living Machines. the most unbiological things will soon join the club and everything will be 'alive'. we are learning from animals and plants. we will be able to grow anything we want. grow another ear. an antenna like a deer antler on steroids. can we please find the spam gene in the email genome? the anatomy of a car calls for a nervous system. simple ants can teach us something about complexity and how to solve problems. February 2, 2004 dust on eye permalink
posted by bev
 this image of a dust particle on a dragonfly's eye was made by a scanning electron microscope by France Bourely, culled from the book Hidden Beauty: Microworlds Revealed. |
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