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statement

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Larr; the observatories. Market Project →.

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publications

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Freeman, J., Wiggins, G., Starks, G., Sandler, M. (2015) A Concise Taxonomy for Describing Data as an Art Material. Proceedings of IEEE Vis, Chicago. Freeman, J. (2013a). On Collecting Anecdata. In L Beloff, E. Berger, and T. Haapoja (Eds.), Field Notes – from Landscape to Laboratory. 1st ed., pp. 196 207). Helsinki: The Finnish Society of Bioart. Freeman, J., Eng, K. (2013). The butterfly effect: Fellows Friday with Julie Freeman. Freeman, J., MacDonald, S., Eds. (2012). Data as Culture. J Freeman and J...

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PROTOTYPE: bird and the moon

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PROTOTYPE: bird and the moon. Larr; Tea Flock. The Bird and the Moon. Bird and The Moon. A seasonal affective disorder (SAD) light, effectively an array of white LEDs, has been hacked so the brightness of the light responds to data from a remote site – in this instance a light sensor at the University of the Arts (UdK) in Berlin. Access to the real-time data is provided by Pachube*. The bird has also been hacked so that it’s head can move. As the light (The Moon) rises the bird looks toward it. From pach...

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Key Project Summary

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Larr; Market Project. Tea Flock →. A site-specific work housed in a nine meter cylindrical tower, The Lake used hydrophones, custom software and advanced technology to track bio-acoustically tagged fish and translate their movement into an audio-visual experience. Developed during my NESTA fellowship. An online experimental animation using live data from activity on a website ( zooniverse.org. To create animation and soundscapes in real-time. Dogs’ Ears (2008). Link to Artist as Influencer. Case study/in...

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Drawing by Numbers

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Larr; Data as Culture. We Need Us →. Created with artist Simon Emberton. Is designed to demonstrate the conversion process from an analogue life drawing to a digital drawing that is described in code. It was created for the Drawing by Numbers. Workshop at the Media Space in the Science Museum,. London, where participants could scan a recently completed life drawing for translation into a series of codes and images, and have it printed out. Element of the image (in low resolution). X,y coordinates (vector).

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Data as Culture

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Queen mary university of london. Larr; Translating Data. Drawing by Numbers →. Data as Culture is the term we gave to the process of selecting, commissioning and curating data-driven artworks for the UK’s Open Data Institute (ODI). The ODI and MzTEK created an art programme that engages people in how data can be used as an art material. A total of nine works, three new commissions and six existing ones, were all displayed at the Institute. Quote from Julie Freeman and Sophie McDonald. Full text. Data as ...

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We Need Us

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Larr; Drawing by Numbers. I was co-commissioned by The Space. And the Open Data Institute. To create a new online artwork using live data from Zooniverse. The work was developed at the Open Data Institute and launched online at TED in Rio, October 2014. Please sign up to the newsletter here. If you’d like to be updated for private screenings.

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Market Project

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Key Project Summary →. Collective is researching and sharing new methods or opportunities for artistic professional and economic development. This is a unique and pioneering experiment in artists taking direct control of their own career development and in peer support beyond the usual confines of the studio group or affiliations based on artistic medium or galleries. As an on-going research project, Market Project. Although collaborating with common concerns and shared goals, each Market Project member ...

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awards

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Arts Council Grants for the Arts Award. For RAT.systems (2016). Public Engagement grant for RAT.systems (2016). Co-commission to create new online work (2014). See below (2012 – ). The TED Fellows program helps world-changing innovators from around the globe become part of the TED community (2011). Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ( EPSRC. Doctoral scholarship for Media and Arts Technology PhD. Queen Mary, University of London (2011-2016). Arts Council Grants for the Arts Awards.

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dogs’ ears

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Larr; the lake. Specious dialogue III →. Dogs’ ears: an ICA commission. After 5 years Dogs Ears’ is off-line for the time being. Bit of PHP grooming and some de-worming required. Playfully subversive, fun and thought provoking, Dogs’ Ears is a visually arresting online installation that explores the beauty and language of the dog ear. To meet the doggy cast and other randomness check the Dog Blog. Http:/ alltherage.org.uk/alltherage-2008-07.pdf.