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bakercp uploaded a new video
(6 months ago)
Hello World! is a large-scale audio visual installation comprised of thousands of unique video diaries gathered from the internet. The project is a...
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Hello World! is a large-scale audio visual installation comprised of thousands of unique video diaries gathered from the internet. The project is a meditation on the contemporary plight of democratic, participative media and the fundamental human desire to be heard.
On one hand, new media technologies like YouTube have enabled new speakers at an alarming rate. On the other hand, no new technologies have emerged that allow us to listen to all of these new public speakers. Each video consists of a single lone individual speaking candidly to a (potentially massive) imagined audience from a private space such as a bedroom, kitchen, or dorm room. The multi-channel sound composition glides between individuals and the group, allowing viewers to listen in on unique speakers or become immersed in the cacophony. Viewers are encouraged to dwell in the space.
This is the final version of the prototype found at vimeo.com/468962.
Project Website: christopherbaker.net/projects/helloworld
Music "Push" by Milosh
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bakercp uploaded a new video
(7 months ago)
One might argue that the primary goal of writing is to communicate with others. But writing, particularly writing by hand, can also serve as a medi...
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One might argue that the primary goal of writing is to communicate with others. But writing, particularly writing by hand, can also serve as a meditative act a practice that fosters slow, thoughtful contemplation. While it borders on nostalgia to think that these two functions were in perfect balance once-upon-a-time, it seems clear that the rise of digitally mediated communication has altered the nature of writing. In this fast-paced, keyboard-dominated, Internet communication culture, speed is of the essence.
A quick web search reveals that each day hundreds of hastily written blog entries begin with variations on the phrase its been a while since I last wrote. Invariably the authors then proceed to describe their busy lives and commit to publishing updates more frequently. Messages like these reveal not only a sense of obligation to communicate with a real (or imagined) online audience, but also point to the desire to slow down and take time to thoughtfully contemplate, record and make meaning from ones daily experiences.
Its Been A While Since I Last Wrote is a meditation on the often-competing desires for slow contemplative writing and fast-paced communicative writing. The installation, which is comprised of a 40 x 40 luminescent surface and an ultra-violet writing head controlled by two motors, continuously scrawls the phrase Its been a while since I last wrote in a digitized version of the artists cursive. Disappearing almost as quickly as it is written, the phrase encapsulates the competing desires for speed and thoughtfulness.
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bakercp uploaded a new video
(7 months ago)
Murmur Study (http://christopherbaker.net/projects/murmur-study/) is a work-in-progress that examines the rise of micro-messaging technologies such...
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Murmur Study (http://christopherbaker.net/projects/murmur-study/) is a work-in-progress that examines the rise of micro-messaging technologies such as Twitter and Facebook Status Updates. One might describe these messages as a kind of digital small talk. But unlike water-cooler conversations, these fleeting thoughts are accumulated, archived and indexed digitally by corporations. While the future of these archives are still to be seen, the sheer volume of publicly accessible personal expression should give us pause.
These first studies presented at the 2009 Spark Festival and the Experimental and Media Arts Exhibition consider the absurdity of the physical archive by printing live Twitter message from the Minneapolis Metro area during the exhibition. Twenty thermal receipt printers continuously produce and endless waterfall of text, which accumulates in tangled piles at the bottom.
Murmur study is an ongoing collaboration with Márton András Juhász and the Kitchen Budapest.
Murmur Study is a commission of Northern Lights Art(ists) On the Verge program with the generous support of the Jerome Foundation. Additional support provided by the McKnight Foundation, the Weisman Art Museum, and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Videography by Andrea Steudel
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