animals
*glisten) HIVE
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*glisten) HIVE is a project that aggregates, visualizes and sonifies Twitter communications about animals. The project offers textual representations of empathy, as a form of ecological relating. The Tweets selected for the project are mapped into the installation as animated text mimicking social-insect swarming patterns. The animations are created using Max/MSP software that allow for regular Tweet updates to the swarms' non-repeating organically moving patterns. Visitors can contribute Tweets to the swarm via mobile devices. The soundscape is produced using granular synthesis and generative techniques to create a soundscape of many voices.
Roadrunner (speedipus rex) and Coyote (carnivorous vulgaris) Diorama
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This diorama depicts the natural habitat of the American Coyote (carnivorous vulgaris) and its preferred prey, the Roadrunner (speedipus rex).
Ceramics
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Latoya's Animals
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Drawing that will be templates for a paintings that'll be a gift for my niece's new bedroom back home in Xwisten (Bridge River, Lillooet). These are going to be a collection of three pictures called "Latoya's animals)
Rawr- a series
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"Unthinkable, Undrinkable"
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This small sculpture, titled “Unthinkable, Undrinkable” is a statement about consumerism. More specifically, advertising and its ability to mask and distort the world’s most pertinent issues. The polar bear exists today as a symbol of global warming’s detrimental effects on the animal kingdom. Coincidently, he also exists as a mascot for the Coca-Cola Corporation, a company often scrutinized for its environmental practices. This particular polar bear, drawn from his home to search for nourishment, finds only one thing. The truth
Brown Bag It - Wildlife Feeding Campaign
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Fall Grad Project: BROWN BAGGING THE WILDLIFE FEEDING ISSUE.
An information campaign to create awareness of urban wildlife feeding
in our city. Using unconventional print media and distribution tactics
the goal is to disseminate information to the public to create awareness
and alter this undesirable socially accepted behavior.
Problem: The innocent and self satisfying pastime of tossing the neighborhood wildlifea few picnic leftovers has created a behavior passed between succeeding generations. Many well intentioned people do not realize that this simple gesture has lasting consequences beyond the initial gratification.
Take Out:
Treat Bone
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A dog training tool for dog owners and dog walkers. Utilitizing the willingness of a dog to fetch this system helps dogs and their owners enjoy the training process and sucessfully build skills for the dog park environment.
