• photo of a prototype kinetic sculpture made from metal, motors, solenoids and discarded items such as an old red work glove, attached here to a windscreen wiper motor
    Kinetic sculpture under construction - a playful protoype made to test out various control and triggering methods
  • Prototype kinetic sculpture built to explore different control and triggering mechanisms. I experimented with an Arduino based control system and a raspberry pi system attached to a midi keyboard.
    Prototype kinetic sculpture built to explore different control and triggering mechanisms. I experimented with an Arduino based control system and a raspberry pi system attached to a midi keyboard.
  • Coloured pencil sketch and design of a kinetic sculpture
    "study for an alchemical homonculus" drawing/design for a prototype kinetic sculpture to explore different control and triggering tech
  • photo of prototype control system for a kinetic sculpture made using an Arduino microcontroller, an adafruit soundboard and an 8 channel relay board
    Prototype control system for a kinetic sculpture made using an Arduino microcontroller, an adafruit soundboard and an 8 channel relay board
  • photo of prototype control system for a kinetic sculpture made using an Arduino microcontroller, an adafruit soundboard and an 8 channel relay board
    Prototype control system for a kinetic sculpture made using an Arduino microcontroller, an adafruit soundboard and an 8 channel relay board
  • Prototype kinetic sculpture built to explore different control and triggering mechanisms. I experimented with an Arduino based control system and a raspberry pi system attached to a midi keyboard.
    Prototype kinetic sculpture built to explore different control and triggering mechanisms. I experimented with an Arduino based control system and a raspberry pi system attached to a midi keyboard.
  • Photo of test session in workshop, playing with controlling kinetic sculpture through a midi keyboard and a raspberry pi
    Test session in workshop, playing with controlling kinetic sculpture through a midi keyboard and a Raspberry pi.
  • photo of a prototype kinetic sculpture made of discarded items such as this red broom, attached to moving kinetic parts animated by motors and solenoids etc
    Prototype kinetic sculpture made of discarded items such as this red broom, attached to moving kinetic parts animated by motors and solenoids etc
  • Interior of Jabberwocky puppet,in the bottom right is a mobile phone with a touch based synthesizer app connected to a speaker in the Puppets head.
    Interior of Jabberwocky puppet,in the bottom right is a mobile phone with a touch based synthesizer app connected to a speaker in the Puppets head.
  • prototype sculpture made from tree branches and various kinetic elemnets like motors, lights, loudspeakers and blower
    Prototype sculpture including various kinetic, light and audio elements, made to play with an Arduino microcontroller and an Adafruit soundboard.
  • Prototype sculpture including various kinetic, light and audio elements, operated with an Arduino microcontroller and an Adafruit soundboard and various options of sensors and switches to trigger the sculpture
    Prototype sculpture including various kinetic, light and audio elements, operated with an Arduino microcontroller and an Adafruit soundboard and various options of sensors and switches to trigger the sculpture
  • Prototype sculpture including various kinetic, light and audio elements, operated with an Arduino microcontroller and an Adafruit soundboard and various options of sensors and switches to trigger the sculpture
    Prototype sculpture including various kinetic, light and audio elements, operated with an Arduino microcontroller and an Adafruit soundboard and various options of sensors and switches to trigger the sculpture
  • photo of a prototype kinetic sculpture made from metal, motors, solenoids and discarded items such as an old shocking pink feather duster
    Kinetic sculpture under construction - a playful protoype made to test out various control and triggering methods
  • Kinetic sculpture detail
    Kinetic sculpture detail
  • Kinetic sculpture detail
    Kinetic sculpture detail
  • Kinetic sculpture detail
    Kinetic sculpture detail

Rogue Alchemy

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Rogue Alchemy was a DYCP (Developing Your Creative Potential) project, supported using public funding by the Arts Council of England.

The project ran from February to December 2021.

The project allowed me time and space to research, investigate and experiment with using microcontroller and associated technologies to help add extra layers of animation and engagement to my work. It enabled me to play with Arduino, raspberry pi and other similar open source tech; learn new skills in electronics and coding; and the headspace to think about how those developments coud be put to best use in my work. As well as making 2 sculptures that were used to play with different control systems I developed some prototype versions of a sound system and a camera viewing system for a Jabberwocky puppet.

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