I put this show together with Natalie Jeremijenko at the Armory Center for the Arts, AxS. In this image, we can see an installation of my Community Built Display project (link) which was used to display plans for an eye-level viewer, part of Natalie's amphibious architecture and OOZ projects.

AxS: At the Intersection of Art and Science
June 26 – September 4
Armory Center for the Arts. Pasadena, CA.

A closer view of the cbd.

An earlier version of the cbd for the Armory Center show, with 6 instead of 4 screens.

End of the year show in the UCSD visarts gallery, June 24th. We also had work by Carl Burton (holographicwainscoting.com), Tristan Shone (oleblue.com), and Jules Hearne (juleshearne.org).

VAF Gallery, UCSD
San Diego
5/31 - 6/3/05

My offering for the "Que Traes" show at Estacion Tijuana, May 2005. Pictured, we have a computer running my Megahal Grandmommy program, photos of her space, and positively charge pennies.

"Que Trais: UCSD MFA Exhibition", Estacion Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico
5/14/05 - 5/20/05.

 


Closeup of a positively charged penny. This is an effort to create cheap, handheld art that was easy to distribute with no feeling of loss. I am attempting to establish a positive current flow to the outside world, and create a net positive potential. Contact me if you want one and I will send them to you. rtwomey@ucsd.edu The '+' symbol of positivity is laid on top of the image of father figure Abraham Lincoln. Attempting to reframe the value of the penny, which seems in certain circles to have become an expendable, valueless form of currency. ('take a penny, leave a penny' cups) This is a cheap on-hand material ready for revaluation. Does the simple act of marking by the artist alter the value of the raw material.

 

Thus far 750+ ions have been fabricated and distributed. I have not yet determined the quantity of charge / ion, to do the calculation of total potential manufacture.

 

Tracings of the positive ions--similar to other particle imaging methods. The positions and charges of indidual particles are recorded with graphite rubbings on paper.

From left to right we have:
(1) Postive charges in a fully saturate drawing field.
(2) The transformation of the uncharged particle into the first positive ion form.
(3) Motion of a single particle through space.
(4) A local cloud of positive charge.

Next from the electricity lab is the creation of a symbolic voltmeter. 

 
Lantern/Beacon.

This was the second installation of this light sculpture. I hung it in the sixth college building at UCSD--six extension cords were threaded into the building around the central courtyard, bringing power from six different outlets to the six surge protectors at the center of the sculpture. Each of these power strips support 4 to 5 500W halogen work lamps. The total power of this lantern was 30,000 Watts. Over the course of the evening, the lantern slowly melted itself where lamps were turned against each other, and eventually shorted itself out. It was intended to serve as a beacon drawing people to the show.

"Outer Space: Sixth College, UCSD MFA Art Exhibition"
San Diego
3/10/05

 

First version of the beacon light sculpture. Installed in my studio.

 

The transformative effect of the beacon installed in my studio. The idea was to saturate the space with light and heat, enough that the studio itself was charged and radiant.

Kissing myself.