[2]Breezy

May 2012 @ The Center For Visual Arts, Denver

Digital art practices are often concerned with the confused notions of reality that emerge through interaction with technology. Users are constantly generating accessible, virtual, 3-D objects that simulate physical existence. Simultaneously, access to open-source electronics
has provided a greater ability to augment the physical world we live in. Through the juxtaposition of animated 3D models and physical computing these realities merge into a poetic expression of the metaphysical and epistemological dilemma of technology.[2]Breezy uses programmed electronics to control fan speeds in order to affect a natural breeze blowing through a window drape. Projected on the silk is a 3D rendering of fabric cascading in a simulated breeze. These two simulations merge to create the net effect of a fleeting experience. The bracketed 2 in the title is a reference to programming function called an 'array' in which multiple sets of information are stored under a single phrase.

[2]Breezy exists on two sides of a threshold of meaning, an internal and external attempt at computerized expression. Both attempts ultimately fail, and in doing so absurdly emphasize the beauty of natural motion. The poetics of [2]Breezy exists in the vacuum created between these two simulations.