Nancy Mauro-Flude explores the resonances, dissonances and grey areas between performing arts and computer science. Specifically she demystifies the black-box metaphor as applied to both computers and theatre, reviews the links they share and unpacks the black-box (often inside a white cube). Researcher for Institute of Network Cultures & University of Tasmania.
Filter Magazine #59. 2005. Linda Dement
„a generative collision of net technology, riot grrl, dance, open source programming, vaudeville and the concerns of the psyche, her work weaves together transcendent practices of many kinds while feeding from the rot and beauty of contemporary daily life“.
Project, Performance: *paraphernalia* @ Cafe Strom
I'll talk about the particular work *paraphernalia*, where I made a hardware and software application from Pure Data. I amalgamate unusual objects commonly seen as trash or paraphernalia, I take everyday objects and transform them,to act not only as theatrical props but functional tactile sonic emulators. I piece together odd things to perpetrate its mystery, but also give homage to the subjugated womens' history of paraphernalia.2.4ghz wireless circuit boards and game-pad stamps are hacked with analogue sensors then embedded into curiosa. These HID's interface with Pure Data graphical programming language, a live processing tool that is programmed to switch through sound tracks, trigger FX and cause glitches that is allowed by the information coming in from the motion sensors.
Software Statement:
„In general I am working with free software because it removes the strict barrier between users and developers so therefore this software is very open to completely wild configurations, can be much more tailor made, much more specifically deployed, installed, configured than most proprietary software. You don't have to be a hardcore developer or programmer to build a custom application with free software.“