Parametric speaker

Posted on November 27, 2010 by admin

I received this parametric speaker kit from Japan a couple of days ago. Parametric speaker, which uses ultrasonic wave, can send a sound to narrower limited area than normal cone speaker. I want to use it in order to imply some intimate feelings with sound in escalate.

I bought it at Akizukidenshi.com that is one of the best sellers of educational electronic kits in Tokyo area.

Although the kit was easy to make, I took 4 hours to assemble all of them. I had a lot of distractions in the holiday weekend… FYI: the kit is developed by Tristate in Japan.

In the diagram, it says the speaker delivers sound signals within 20 degrees.

To assemble and to develop a new system are so fan. I enjoy the process even I have no enough time to make it. I know escalate at AC Institute will be the first version. It will be upgraded once I figure out more things in the future. Whenever I upgrade the system/technology in a work, I name like oxoxox, 2008-2010. I may never stop to upgrade my work until the work leaves from me.

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prep for AC Institute

Posted on November 24, 2010 by admin

Finally, I am in the Thanksgiving Day break and will be able to focus on my project at the AC Institute. I am going to show propagate, reverberate, generate and new work… I am going to call it escalate. Actually, it was a tentative name when I submitted the draft to the gallery, but somehow the name was printed on to the press release. I thought it was not accident, but, destiny. So, I let it go.

I often accept an incident as “destiny,” even one drop of sumi ink on a plain white paper. I try to find a meaning in it. I can’t find the reason sometimes, but I believe there is a reason.

In the press release, it explains “Ide symbolizes the pathway to death.” with escalate. I wrote its outline, so it is not mistake, but, as one of my audience in general, I wonder “how?”

My idea of escalate is not something that I have imagined for a long time. It will be based on what I envisioned when I visited the gallery space at the AC Institute and imagined how I create my environment with other works in the space with my personal experience.

I stop here. It is too early to talk about escalate since I just start to create…

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AC Institute – Solo Exhibition

Posted on November 18, 2010 by admin

Takafumi Ide / Life is fleeting; therefore, life is beautiful

PRTakafumi

  • Related event: ARTIST TALK
    Thursday, January 13th, 2011, 6:30pm – 7pm
  • Date:
    December 16th, 2010 – January 22nd, 2011
  • Hours:
    Wed., Fri. & Sat.: 1pm – 6pm, Thurs.: 1pm – 8pm
  • Opening reception:
    Thursday, December 16th, 6pm – 8pm

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This project is supported in part with funds from the Asahi Shimbun Foundation in Japan and the Strategic Opportunity Stipend (SOS) Program through the New York Foundation for the Arts, administered on Long Island by the East End Arts Council.

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thinking next…

Posted on November 5, 2010 by admin

About one week ago, I deinstalled crossroads, breathe, and transpose from the ISE Cultural Foundation. Deinstalling work does not take a long time. I do not want to say “easy” to deinstall, but just not difficult. Maybe it is because I do not need to worry too much about “accident.” When I install speaker wires, for example, I take a long time to decide to cut a wire since if I made mistake, it would not be easy to replace. This is one of the reason why I am called “meticulous.” It just takes little time for me, but not for others.

Once I finish an exhibition, I usually make a report. “Report of what?” Most of my exhibitions have been supported by some organizations. For instance, the solo exhibition at the ISE Cultural Foundation was partially supported by ISE Cultural Foundation. In order to receive the stipend or fund, I have to report my research or result of exhibition. I had never done this kind of report when I had exhibitions in Japan, maybe because I have never held an exhibition in a non-profit organization gallery. But I see the difference between here and there now. At the same time, I am curious how the galleries in Japan have been changed after I left there in 1999.

Then, next… I am thinking next project at the AC Institute in December. I am thinking about “strings.” Let’s see what I can do…

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Deinstalled decipher

Posted on October 27, 2010 by admin

Whenever I deinstall my work, I wonder how my installation/work talked to the audience. I haven’t been in the gallery while it was exhibiting this time. Actually, it is impossible for me to stay in gallery for a long preriod. When I was young in Tokyo, I was always in the gallery with my work. I could enjoy talking to my audience in the gallery… It was only for a week or two, so I could stay there in the period. Now, I don’t know how the audience talked about my work. If it got reviewed, I would be able to see a reaction, at least, from the reviewer, though…

It is nice to have enough time to pack up the all materials like this. Once I neatly pack up, the materials won’t be rust and damaged, and will be easy to transport and re-install in a next chance.

I don’t have a plan to install decipher in the future, yet.
I feel like to talk to decipher, “go to sleep for a while until next time.”

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opening reception and artist talk at ISE

Posted on October 19, 2010 by admin

Here are the links for the event photos from the opening reception on 9/17 and the artist talk on 10/15.

Also I uploaded two images from the artist talk on 10/15.
Thank you for coming to this event!

Here is the guest poet: Sharon Mesmer, who read her new poem, Forever Now, which was a beautiful and nostalgic poem to me. I met her in 1998 when she visited in Japan.  This event was like a dream come true since then. Thank you, Sharon!

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artist talk w/Sharon Mesmer

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin

Tomorrow 10/15 at 6pm, I am going to give my artist talk at ISE Cultural Foundation.

Location: 555 Broadway (Basement), New York, NY

Please check out this PDF file.
artist talk program at ISE Cultural Foundation

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copying old circuit

Posted on October 5, 2010 by admin

I usually take a note or sketch when I create a new circuit. I thought I did when I installed “threshold” on the site at Onondaga Community College (OCC) in May 2007. The brownish circuit board in the photo is the original one, which was installed through a program called, Art Across Campus at OCC. It was mailed to my place because a MP3 player with this circuit stopped playing.

I was surprised when I opened the box because it is very clean even it was installed in a PVC box which was kept outside of building for two years. Then, it is still in working condition. The MP3 player made by a okay company is dead, but not my circuit, which makes me feel better. I should make MP3 player myself? Well.., it would be too complicated with little budget.

Since I can’t find the sketch for this circuit, I copied it on the breadboard. I think I should improve the sound quality for future use. “threshold” will be lent until May 2011.

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