Photos by Anne Hong
On view at Material Connexion is a new exhibit featuring the work of a recent graduates from the ITP program at NY University. The works embody digital technologies, but also showcase material advances and the connections possible when these worlds intersect.
Shown above is The Orb, by James Nick Sears and Ron Sears, a 12 inch ring of LEDs rotating at 1700 RPM. The software controlling the apparatus makes it appear as a model of the earth, or as a spherical sculpture covered with abstract patterns.
The exhibition will be on view through August 3, 2007. Material ConneXion 127 West 25th Street New York, NY Monday - Friday 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM.
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