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The Big Egg Hunt 2013 - Covent Garden, London
Image by Karen Roe
66. The Process of Play
by Paul Savage
Paul Savage examines the variables of realism as seen in photographs and found imagery from the twentieth century in the form of books, magazines and comics. The images he chooses to explore have an immediacy that then become collaged together. Paul then begins to work away from the image, resulting in a series of paintings and sculptures.
After leaving the Royal College of Art in 2007 he has been involved in group shows around the country as well as having work exhibited for several art prizes, including the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize at the Mall Galleries, London in 2012.
Lindt is proud to join
THE BIG EGG HUNT 2013
in support for Action For Children
Our fun family event starts in London, Covent Garden on Shrove Tuesday and promises to delight all; from the exciting egg-hunts and giant chocolate bunnies to the uniquely designed eggs by leading artists and celebrities, for all to awe at – and hopefully buy!
Most importantly it is a unique opportunity for us all to raise significant money to support vulnerable and neglected children in the UK.
Established in 1869, Action for Children is committed to helping the most vulnerable and neglected children in the UK. Working directly with more than 250,000 children, young people and their carers each year, we run over 600 services which tackle abuse, neglect, help young carers and provide fostering and adoption services.
Lindt believes in the magic of families, which is why the Lindt Gold Bunny is proud to join Action for Children in The Big Egg Hunt and support the great work they do to improve the lives of children & families in the UK.
transmediale.10 Paparazzi Bots by Ken Rinaldo
Image by transmediale
Photo by Juan Matias Schüttenberg
The installation features a series of Paparazzi Bots, each a tech-hybrid of camera and cameraman, which subtly stalks exhibition visitors. They seek one thing, which is to photograph these visitors, and make themselves famous.
Comprised of multiple cameras and sensors on a custom-built rolling platform, the Paparazzi Bots move at the speed of a walking human. They select a person to photograph, automatically stop, adjust their focus and record the moment with several flashes. The photos are then propagated using the press, the web, and social networking sites, elevating their subjects to ‘celebrities’ and ‘celebritising’ the Paparazzi Bots along with them.
As well as making a pointed statement on culture’s obsession with the ‘celebrity image’, the Paparazzi Bots refer to the increasing ubiquity of machine surveillance. We are often photographed by cellphones and hidden cameras and ‘celebritised’ without our knowledge. At the same time, social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, have created a marked trend towards self-publicity. The line between self-publicity and surveillance will become ever more blurred in the conditional future, we find ourselves moving into.
Ken Rinaldo (born 1958) is an American/French/Scottish artist. He creates interactive art installations that explore the intersection between natural and technological systems. His robotic and bio-art installations seek to merge the organic and electromechanical seamlessly, expressing a gentle symbiosis. His works are influenced by living systems theories, artificial life research, interspecies communication and the idea of emergent properties. His work also deals with ecological issues often overlooked in favor of technological progress. Rinaldo's best known works are Autopoiesis (2000), an a-life robotic installation exploring the idea of group consciousness, and Augmented Fish Reality (2004), a series of fish-driven robots. In 2001 he received the first prize at the VIDA 3.0 International Artificial Life Competition for Autopoiesis and an honorable mention at Ars Electronica in 2001 for the same installation. Augmented Fish Reality received an award of distinction at the Ars Electronica Festival in 2004. Rinaldo directs the Art & Technology programme in the Department of Art at the main campus of the Ohio State University. transmediale.10 has invited his new work, the Paparazzi Bots.
paparazzibot.com
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Die Installation besteht aus einer Reihe von Paparazzi Bots, Tech-Hybriden aus Kamera und Kameramann, die die Besucher gekonnt stalken – mit einemeinzigen Ziel: diese zu fotografieren, um sich selbst berühmt zu machen.
Aus multiplen Kameras, Sensoren und einer eigens hergestellten Rollplatte gebaut, bewegen sich die Paparazzi Bots im gleichen Tempo fort wie wir Menschen. Sie suchen sich jemanden zum Fotografieren aus, stoppen, fokussieren und halten den Moment mit einem kurzen Blitzgewitter fest. Ihre Fotos werden dann in der Presse, per Internet und Social Networking Sites verbreitet. Die Porträtierten avancieren zu ‚Berühmtheiten‘ und so werden letztlich auch die Paparazzi Bots zu Stars.
Auf der einen Seite kommentieren die Paparazzi Bots spitzfindig den Hang unserer Kultur zu Ruhm und Öffentlichkeit. Auf der anderen Seite verweisen sie natürlich auch direkt auf die Allgegenwärtigkeit von Überwachungsapparaten. Jeden Tag werden wir, ohne es zu wissen, von Handys oder versteckten Kameras fotografiert. Gleichzeitig unterstützen Myspace, Facebook und Twitter den Trend zur öffentlichen Selbstdarstellung so massgeblich, dass die Grenze zwischen Überwachung und Selbstdarstellung ständig unklarer wird.
Ken Rinaldo (geboren 1958) ist ein US-amerikanischer / französisch / schottischer Künstler. Er schafft interaktive Kunstinstallationen, die sich mit der Schnittmenge zwischen natürlichen und technischen Systemen befassen. Seine Roboter- und Bio-Art Installationen versuchen, ökologische und elektromechanische Elemente nahtlos miteinander zu verknüpfen. Rinaldo nennt dies eine sanfte Symbiose. Seine Arbeit beschäftigt sich auch mit ökologischen Fragen, die oft zugunsten des technischen Fortschritts übersehen werden. Ken Rinaldo's neue Paparazzi Bots werden auf der transmediale.10 in der Future Obscura Ausstellung zu sehen sein.
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Postcard portrait of Jean Armour Burns Brown
Image by Dumfries Museum
This is a monochrome postcard from a photograph of a direct descendant of Robert Burns.
Jean Armour Burns Brown was the great granddaughter of Robert Burns, descended from Robert Burns junior, the poet's eldest son. From the time she was a young woman she was said to bear an uncanny resemblance to her famous forebear. Because of this she became something of a celebrity in her own right, touring in Scotland and North America. She was regularly invited to ceremonies associated with Robert Burns and appeared at many events from the 1890s onwards until her death in 1937.
This postcard is evidence of her celebrity. It reproduces her autograph, "Yours very sincerely Jean Armour Burns Brown".
Digital Number: BCBN041n
(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of the Attribution licence. Please cite ‘Dumfries & Galloway Museums’ when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email dumfries.museum@dumgal.gov.uk
