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“Memory” Video @ AVAF 2010

Parag K Mital — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:04:20 +0000

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Memory @ AVAF 2010 from pkmital on Vimeo.

‘Memory’ is an augmented installation of a neural network by Parag K Mital & Agelos Papadakis.
hand blown glass, galvanized metal chain, projection, cameras; 1.5m x 2.5m x 3m

Ghostly images of faces appear as recorded movie clips within neural-shaped hand-blown glass pieces. As one begins to look at the neurons, they notice the faces as their own, trapped as disparate memories of a neural network.

Filmed and installed for the Athens Video Art Festival in May 2010 in Technopolis, Athens, Greece. The venue is a disused gas factory converted art space.

Also seen at Kinetica Art Fair, Ambika P3, London, UK, 2010; Passing Through Exhibition, James Taylor Gallery, London, UK, 2009; Interact, Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh, UK, 2009.

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X-Ray @ the Roxy Arthouse

Parag K Mital — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:41:39 +0000

Come to the Roxy Arthouse on June 10 for Neverzone and June 26 for Is This a Test? where I’ll be presenting my latest installation X-Ray, as well as to catch other brilliant Scotland-based artists. More info on the flyers below.

Neverzone / Thursday June 10th 19:00-23:00

Is This a Test? / Saturday June 26th 19:00-23:00

[update] Plug for Is This a Test? on creativeboom.co.uk

[update 2] video now online:

X-RAY from pkmital on Vimeo.

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Testing Audiovisuals

Parag K Mital — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:30:04 +0000

Have a look at a teaser of our upcoming show with Christos Michalakos and Lin Zhang on the 12th of April as support for Humcrush and Leverton Fox.

More information: http://www.dialogues-festival.org/2010-outlying/Humcrush… Continue reading...

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TV Interference

Parag K Mital — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:29:42 +0000

Some images from an idea I am currently playing with using TV interference:

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Polychora (AV Synaesthesia)

Parag K Mital — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:25:00 +0000

Polychora stands for a 4 dimensional polytope, a connected or closed figure of lower dimesnional polytopal elements. These elements are thought of as the impulses of the piece and their combinations are intricately explored and decomposed in order to create a soundscape of particles. As an exploration of synaesthesia, the visuals are created as an audio-reactive algorithm based on brightness, panning, texture, noisiness, pitch, and their combinations. By combining the amorphous space of possible impulses and the range of sound textures, the polychoron takes a visual shape altered by the different dimensions of texture.

This piece was presented at the Soundings Festival on February 6th and 7th, 2010 (curated by Andrew Connor).
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/soundings/

Audio by Christos Michalakos: http://christosmichalakos.com/

Visuals by Parag K Mital: http://pkmital.com/… Continue reading...

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Soundings Festival

Parag K Mital — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:37:00 +0000

As part of an audio-visual collaboration, Christos Michalakos and myself have experimented with a possible rendering, Polychora, for submission to the Soundings Festival. I’m happy to announce that our piece was selected and will be presented on February 6th as part of the evening festival, 6 p.m. at the Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. Uploaded here are a few stills from the video:

As well, a short description of the piece:

Christos Michalakos & Parag K Mital – Polychora:

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Hidden Door @ The Roxy Art House, Edinburgh

Parag K Mital — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000

A gathering is approaching Edinburgh at the end of the month and it will include film screenings, poetry readings, art exhibitions, live electronics, live bands, live visuals, networked performances, streaming cameras and sound, brilliant people (including you), drinks, and probably a lot more at the Roxy Art House in Edinburgh from Jan 30-31. I will also be performing audio-reactive visuals during a live electronic set by Michael Baldock together with a sculptural surface by Agelos Papadakis. More details to follow but get your tickets now as they are half price this week (10 pounds for the weekend as opposed to 20 pounds). Check out more information on the website as it is being updated.… Continue reading...

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