THE MOON IS...
(Sam Meech, Wired Science, 2020 - Barnsley, UK)
interactive installation | single channel projection | isadora, projectors, circular screen, IFTTT, cctv camera, mac mini, advc convertor
part of Barnsley Bright Nights - Winter Windowsland
Barnsley Sixth Form College, Saint Mary's Place, S70 2SR
showing alongside SCREEN POEM
photos by Timm Cleasby (timmcleasby.com) © Barnsley Council, UK
Or use #TheMoonIs on Twitter
the moon is an excited amateur
the moon is an irresistible pancake
the moon is an uprooted poem
the moon is an ghostly cake
the moon is a quiet revolution
A giant moon hangs in the sky. Words appear on the surface - a bizarre series of metaphors that decribe the moon in new ways. 'the moon is a phantom cake'
Analogies are the core of cognition - metaphors are a fundamental building block of artificial intelligence. Is the moon becoming conscious?
You can contribute your own metaphors for the moon to the installation! Use the form below or use the hashtag #TheMoonIs on Twitter.
EXHIBITIONS:
Barnsley Bright Nights Windows Wonderland, Barnsley, UK - Dec 2020
Maison de la Culture Maisonneuve, Montreal, CA - Oct 2020