Open Source Electronic Controller #1 :: Introduction

I’m really interested in the Open Source Hardware (OSHW) phenomenon that’s grown off the back of the FLOSS movement. There’s a great spirit of collaboration in the air in general at the moment and some really interesting devices are being developed and their designs released. It’s amazing that the people taking the time and effort to create interesting hardware then release the plans for free to the world at large. The most prominent device to date is probably the Arduino, but there are lots of other different devices for different applications available. Where open source is really getting interesting is the area of personal fabrication with open source 3D printers like the the Makebot available, and affordable, and with the Lasersaur laser cutter currently under development. It’s going to be interesting to see what the future holds in terms of OSHW. Read more

Where we’re at :: Update

An update about the “Where we’re at” exhibit at the Big Picture Tallaght.

Here’s a video describing the Untitled 1 exhibit. This exhibit connected a space within the gallery to the street outside. Providing an audio visual link between the two spaces.

You can try this web version of the “Sounds of Tallaght” exhibit. This allows you to select from a series of abstracted binaural recordings and images relating to places in the Tallaght. These allow you to experience these areas from a different perspective. Click on the pictures to hear recordings from these area. Please listen with headphones for best effect. Read more

Floor It promo

Check out the promo for the Floor It show in the Dublin Fringe.

Floor It from Sean Byrne on Vimeo.

FLOOR IT: Sound is a physical thing and it touches you softly.

Tickets €14/12 from fringefest.com or 1850 374 643

Disclaimer: The show organisers can not guarantee the presence of any kites or people wearing t-shirts at any of the shows.

No kites were harmed in the making of this video.

Where we’re at :: a colaborative art project

Yesterday was the opening night of the “Where we’re at” at the Big Picture, Tallaght. It’s the culmination of 3 weeks of hard work as part of the Creative Campus project, a project that facilitated graduate artists to create site specific works for an underused space in Tallaght.

I got involved in the project at the start of the summer when the original call for artists went out. After a rocky start, with a second call being issued, we got properly underway at the beginning of the month. I got to work in a group with 3 fine art graduates and a graduate of the masters that I taking at the moment (Music and Media Technology). Our group was interested in interactivity and both of the pieces that we created were based on the idea of having the audience interact with the piece. Read more