Senior Project 2013
Elliot Taylor
Formal Project Proposal
My work will be a 4x4 grid of individually lit and controlled glass panels that will react to being pressed by creating a light show on the surface of the entire work. Each button press will also begin an audio loop which, when played in conjunction with others, will form a composition created by the users. It will be void of any instruction, forcing the user to interact with it to discover the possibilities. The piece will be an examination of our attraction to technology. The most basic appeal of modern technology comes in the form of sight, sound, and touch and they will be represented in their most obvious and beautiful forms. The simplicity and usability of a touch interface combined with the brilliance of LED technology all driving a computer controlled musical composition. It will be hopefully be irresistible to touch and interact with.
Senior Project 2013
Elliot Taylor
Formal Project Proposal
Location The work will idealy be located in the corner of the gallery surrounded by both existing and gallery walls creating a dark area where the piece can have a more intense impact. The isolation will allso work towards the final goal in that it will isolate viewers from the outside, making them focus even more. Existing Wall
Existing Wall
Gallery Wall
Gallery Wall
Senior Project 2013
Elliot Taylor
Formal Project Proposal
Materials It will be built from wood (45$), either glass or Plexiglas (25$), RGB LED’s (40$), mechanical push buttons (10$), an Arduino (35$), a MIDI port (3$) and other building materials yet to be determined (hopefully under 40$) for a total budget of around 200$. I have worked with wood for a few years so constructing the structure will be fairly simple. Electronics, on the other hand I have only had limited experience with and will require intensive research into both the wiring and coding of the piece. As it stands, I will have extra parts to work with to possibly create a second interactive, yet substantially less complicated, piece to join the first.
Schedule At the moment I have made a good bit of progress through research and ordering parts. Physical construction I hope to have finished by the 22nd of this month leaving me with just the programming to figure out. My non-art faculty is Mark Pendergast, Professor of Computer Information Systems. he has graciously agreed to assist me in any programming needs, so I am quite confident that I will have my project completed well ahead of schedule, allowing me to work on a second piece that could work either independently or in conjunction with my initial piece.