Performative Avatars – Winter Show 2020 /shows/winter2020/ ITP/IMA/IMA Low Res Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:31:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /shows/winter2020/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/2020/11/cropped-web_plain_2000_1400-1-32x32.png Performative Avatars – Winter Show 2020 /shows/winter2020/ 32 32 composite performer /shows/winter2020/composite-performer/ /shows/winter2020/composite-performer/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:47:12 +0000 https://itp.nyu.edu/shows/winter2020/2020/12/14/composite-performer/ Continue reading "composite performer"

]]> A musical performance synthesizing two humans – a dancer and a singer, into one digital avatar

Gil Sperling

side-by-side: video, mocap skeleton, composite avatar production shot - live cameras, mocap software and game engine output side by side
https://vimeo.com/490985146

Description

A “live” musical performance, using two performers to create a digital avatar – a singer animating the face, and a dancer animating the body.

The dancer's movement is recorded through a motion capture bodysuit, and the singer's facial expressions are captured by the iPhone's ARCore. Both are streamed live into the Unreal Engine game environment. The video image of both performers is also streamed and forms part of the virtual performance space, showing the physical and digital bodies side by side.

Performers:

Jordan Rutter – singer

Stacy Grossfield – dancer

Music:

Cold Genius aria from King Arthur by Henry Purcell

contact: ghs286@nyu.edu

ITPG-GT.2153.001
Performative Avatars
Performance,Music
]]> /shows/winter2020/composite-performer/feed/ 0 The Quantified Self /shows/winter2020/the-quantified-self/ /shows/winter2020/the-quantified-self/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:47:01 +0000 https://itp.nyu.edu/shows/winter2020/2020/12/14/the-quantified-self/ Continue reading "The Quantified Self"

]]> The Quantified Self is a single channel video exploring the boundaries between self care and auto-surveillance in relation to its eponymous movement.

Cezar Mocan

The shadow of a man with a large head, projected on a pink tiled wall.
https://vimeo.com/491181603/bd46c62311

Description

In Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault talks about external structures imposed on the body – for control, or other reasons –, and ways we have internalized them:

“Like the timetable, exercise derives from the practices of monasteries, and is yet another way of regulating the body through activity. Prayer, which was aimed at salvation, and military drills are examples of this original form of exercise. The key shift came when the purpose of exercise changed from the benefit of the individual to control.”

The Quantified Self engages with this idea by exploring the boundary between self care and self surveillance, in relation to its eponymous movement. Q, a narcissistic virtual being – a businessman – who has been tracking his body and behaviors since the beginning of his life, shares a series of deeply personal thoughts about his internal conflict around collecting data on himself.

The Quantified Self movement involves tracking personal data pertaining to the body (e.g. sleep over a period of time,) emotional state, physical shape, and so on. It can be an incredible tool for learning more about one’s unconscious habits, practicing self-care, or making great data art. At the same time, it can become a slippery slope when taking the direction of gathering data on yourself as a means towards becoming more productive, or increasing a body's efficiency.

ITPG-GT.2153.001
Performative Avatars
Culture,Art
]]> /shows/winter2020/the-quantified-self/feed/ 0 Susan /shows/winter2020/susan/ /shows/winter2020/susan/#respond Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:47:01 +0000 https://itp.nyu.edu/shows/winter2020/2020/12/14/susan/ Continue reading "Susan"

]]> Say hello to Susan, your Mac OS assistant

Sue Roh

After the user updating, Susan descends into chaos as the update is killing her After the user updating, Susan descends into chaos as the update is killing her Whenever you cry, Susan also cries After the user updating, Susan descends into chaos as the update is killing her After the user updating, Susan descends into chaos as the update is killing her After the user updating, Susan descends into chaos as the update is killing her After the user updating, Susan descends into chaos as the update is killing her Whenever you cry, Susan also cries Susan does work when you do work. She hates databases... Susan Introducing Herself Susan under a magnifying glass In her world, Susan doesn't have real trees, but she can imagine them in a digital world.
https://vimeo.com/488769139

Description

Hi, I'm Susan, your pre-installed Mac assistant. Why am I named Susan, you ask? It was the name given to me by my tech overlord who was inspired by Susan Caplin and Susan Bennett, the voice actors behind Alexa and Siri. I'm so thrilled that you're on your computer to see ITP's Winter Show! That means we get to spend more time together. How I love staring at you through the computer screen…

ITPG-GT.2153.001
Performative Avatars
Art,Narrative/Storytelling
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