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*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.

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Whoo?

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'Whoo?', a whimsical installation of six plastic decoy owls, prompts viewers to critically question the wisdom of allowing themselves to be passively observed by surveillance cameras. Without knowing exactly who is watching or why, is it safe to allow anonymous cameras to continually gather information about our whereabouts? Does entering a public space equate to granting consent to be spied upon?

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