https://confluxcollective.org Conflux (Art Tech) Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:43:19 +0000 https://confluxcollective.org en https://confluxcollective.org/About Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:26:43 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/About CONFLUXthe process of merging; con- ‘together’ + fluxus Who are we? Conflux is a student organization at Harvard dedicated to exploring and expanding the intersection between new media, experimental arts, and creative technology. Founded on the belief that groundbreaking ways of making, knowing, and being will bloom from cultivating greater interaction between the arts &amp; engineering sciences, our collective merges artistic philosophies with cutting-edge technical development for symbiotic advancement of theory &amp; practice across, between, and within different disciplines.Our institutional support spans Office for the Arts, SEAS Active Learning Labs, Cabot Science Library, metaLAB, and the Visualization Laboratory. We are advised by Prof. Martin Wattenberg, Prof. Fernanda Viégas, and Prof. Katarina Burin. &nbsp; Interested in Conflux? Join our mailing list—we welcome all students, no experience necessary. What do we do? We strive to&nbsp;build an interdisciplinary collective of artists and technologists who will expand the future of art tech at Harvard and beyond. Through projects, happenings, and our residency program, we bridge theory and practice in building what it means for humans and technology to create together. Read about us in The Crimson. https://confluxcollective.org/Text-over-Backdrop-Mobile Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:03:48 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/Text-over-Backdrop-Mobile Conflux1. a creative collective2. an interdisciplinary ecosystem3. an art tech movement https://confluxcollective.org/Residency Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:26:29 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/Residency Residency 2025&nbsp; <img width="1921" height="1921" width_o="1921" height_o="1921" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/967e09c7a2cd2da6e0889c10a18f5ff6070d0766dcc4be1f1877d8771c72c316/Cover.png" data-mid="221452740" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/967e09c7a2cd2da6e0889c10a18f5ff6070d0766dcc4be1f1877d8771c72c316/Cover.png" /> 2025 Theme: A[fter] I Comparable to Earth’s biosphere or anthroposphere, our current technosphere encompasses both tangible and intangible elements, from physical devices to social networks, from AI-generated avatars to algorithmically curated feeds. Contemporary boundaries of identity and selfhood are in continuous flux, mandating individuals present themselves in ever-multiplying modalities, curating, constructing, and collecting their identities across ever-growing social media profiles. When layers of digital and physical selves merge, where does identity reside? How might we discover and shape a new sense of belonging within this expanding digital landscape? When should technology shape/scrape our subjective experiences, influence self-representation, and mediate socio-cultural expressions? Throughout history, humans have explored self-understanding by creating and reflecting through external objects like mirrors, sculptures, and virtual characters. Modern technologies, including artificial intelligence, now extend this reflective process by acquiring a form of subjectivity through “learning” and “imitating” human behavior, creating an even closer mirror of human nature. These technologies are constructed by human thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, leading to projections of “ideal” or “evolved” selves.&nbsp; Gradually, will they emerge as social entities that passively and even proactively construct our own subjectivity?&nbsp; Through a series of talks, workshops, and project development, fellows will engage with a range of technologies—from AI and algorithmic tools to physical interactive art—to examine how these digital systems shape self-representation and influence personal and social identities. Influential digital artists, media studies scholars, and spearhead industry leaders are invited to share their works during the program. Projects could span interactive installations, digital performances, experimental videos, and computer games to explore the layered experience of navigating digital and physical selves. A series of workshops in production and technical skills are provided to assist the fellows through their way of realizing their visions. This residency encourage fellows to critically reflect on how identity is constructed and mediated in a world where technology continuously redefines our sense of self and belonging. Tentative ScheduleOver the course of 2.5 weeks, fellows will live and collaborate in a tight-knit community of students from across humanities, arts, and engineering disciplines. They will explore the contemporary art tech scene, and engage with leading artists and technologists in speaker events and meals. They will learn and hone a range of creative techniques and technologies in expert-led, hands-on workshops. Personally mentored by working art tech professionals&nbsp; to conceptualize and create their own art tech project, fellows will collaborate to curate a public showcase of residency work.In the first phase of the residency, fellows will be introduced to the field of art tech through artist talks, studio visits, and exhibition tours with invited guests. During this time, fellows will also engage in a variety of team exercises to strengthen their collaborative mindsets, and prepare them to work in cross-disciplinary teams.In the second phase of the residency, fellows will engage in hands-on workshops to learn foundational art tech skills such as site-specific design and implementation, physical computing, AI applications, Virtual Production, Creative Programming, etc. Fellows will apply these skills to design and implement prototypes, which will be reviewed by mentors.In the third phase of the residency, residency fellows will work in small, cross-disciplinary teams on art tech projects transforming perceptions of their choice into something more-than-human, with mentorship and critique from guest artists. Residency fellows will then collaborate on creating a cohesive exhibition showcasing their work from the program. DeliverablesDuring this residency, fellows will produce both individual and collaborative works, including:Individual art tech mini-projectsSeveral art tech installation prototypesA final, public exhibition of work completed during residencyMultimodal documentation of design &amp; engineering processesFellows will emerge from the program with a deepened understanding of their own artistic philosophies, and the ways in which technology may augment or extend them. More than that, fellows will emerge with a broadened understanding of how art tech may be used to investigate and expand our understanding of our lives and the world around us. Directors<img width="1600" height="841" width_o="1600" height_o="841" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/275086b3c821fd3ca9d99dc31ffc92892f513bee43ad9d5947cc94ec133e334e/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-05-at-15.43.19.jpeg" data-mid="221452686" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/275086b3c821fd3ca9d99dc31ffc92892f513bee43ad9d5947cc94ec133e334e/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-05-at-15.43.19.jpeg" /> Yetong Xin is an interdisciplinary artist currently studying at Harvard, specializing in dynamic graphics, 3D and XR technologies, projection, and interactive media. Her work spans animation, film, gaming, immersive exhibitions, and architectural projections, focusing on the intersection of the virtual and real. Her projects have been showcased internationally in cities such as New York, Melbourne, Beijing, Shanghai, and Budapest, featured in exhibitions like the Utopia NYC Art Exhibition, METAXIS + PROMPT Festival, D ARCH, and Brooklyn Film Festival. She has received accolades including the MUSE Design Award and A+D Museum Design Award, and her work has been presented at academic conferences such as NeurIPS and Chinese CHI. https://reraner.com/ <img width="3184" height="2120" width_o="3184" height_o="2120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc8e5b457d58f92c831ece1f229e2205450eb5f736d345317c8c35a87fb3981d/WechatIMG14417.jpg" data-mid="221452700" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc8e5b457d58f92c831ece1f229e2205450eb5f736d345317c8c35a87fb3981d/WechatIMG14417.jpg" /> Lydia Yan is a designer, multimedia artist, and media studies researcher specializing in human-nonhuman relationships from an ecological perspective, with a focus on speculative design for critical thinking in bio-tech development. Lydia holds a B.S. in Interactive Media Arts with honors and a double major in Humanities (media studies track) from New York University Shanghai. Currently, she is a Master of Design Studies candidate in the Ecologies Domain at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Lydia explores human-tech interactions to create enhanced life experiences. Lydia's design work spans branding identities for events and conferences, along with curatorial projects. Her interests include bio design, visualizing social and cultural phenomena, and crafting futuristic visions through new media techniques. In her spare time, Lydia enjoys knitting, crocheting, and running occasionally.https://ziqiyan.com/ About Winter Residency The Conflux Winter Residency is a free, student-led residential program for Harvard undergraduates to immerse themselves in exploring, learning, and developing new media, art tech, and creative technologies during January term. The mission of residency is to provide a supportive setting—away from the stress of semesters—to encourage deep wonder, curiosity, and inquiry in the pursuit of meaningful interdisciplinary work. We connect fellows with the resources, mentorship, equipment, and facility access to kickstart innovative projects, which will be showcased in a thematic public exhibition during spring term. Above all, we aim to foster a close-knit community of artists and technologists who will expand the future of art tech at Harvard and beyond. Check out our Residency Archive from the years 2023 and 2024!&nbsp;More information about the projects that happened can be found here.&nbsp; <img width="940" height="788" width_o="940" height_o="788" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f1c320a9b743a41eb77ec00eb28f9c694a2c7ad36f763664d2a159bdfc5b21b/residency_header.png" data-mid="195565101" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/940/i/0f1c320a9b743a41eb77ec00eb28f9c694a2c7ad36f763664d2a159bdfc5b21b/residency_header.png" /> https://confluxcollective.org/People Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:25:26 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/People Meet the teamExecutive Board Ida Chen ‘27 Director Leah Choi ‘28&nbsp;Events Helen Hou ‘28&nbsp;EventsKiana Pan ‘28 FinanceKevin Yang ‘28 Outreach Anya Zhang ‘27 Projects Iliana Stavropoulou ‘27 Publicity Steven Su ‘27 WebsiteJohn Vizhco ‘26 Website Sofia Chen ‘26 Advisor Aida Baradari ‘25 AdvisorAlice Cai ‘25 Cofounder, AdvisorPeggy Yin ‘25 Cofounder, Advisor Project Teamsin alphabetical order: Manar Abrre ‘26 Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Alvin Adjei ‘25 Psychosymphonies Max Allison ‘25 Notes on Love, Gestural Generations Aiman Anuar ‘26 Black Box GalleryAdolfo Balderas ‘26 Symbiotic Perceptions, PHOTOXSYNTHESIS ︎ Caine Ardayfio ‘25 Musical ChairsChris Barber ‘24 Gestural Generations, Black Box GalleryAida Baradari ‘25 Liminal Interfaces, Notes on Love&nbsp;︎︎Lindsay Blocker ‘25 WormholesAlice Cai ‘25&nbsp;Liminal Interfaces, Nervous Network, Wormholes&nbsp;︎︎Audrey Chang ‘25&nbsp;Notes on LovePriscilla Cheav ‘25&nbsp;Liminal Interfaces, Growing Your Tree&nbsp;︎Ida Chen ‘27 PHOTOXSYNTHESIS&nbsp;︎Sofia Chen ‘26&nbsp;Musical Chairs, Black Box Gallery, Symbiotic Perceptions&nbsp;︎︎Wei Chen ‘25 (GSD)&nbsp;Musical ChairsIbta Chowdhury ‘25&nbsp;Liminal Interfaces ︎Lindsay Crockett ‘25 (GSD)&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Skye Gao ‘24 (GSD) Symbiotic Perceptions&nbsp;︎︎ Chad Gregory Dennis ‘26 (GSD)&nbsp;Musical ChairsAlice Guo ‘27 PHOTOXSYNTHESIS Taylor Fang ‘25&nbsp;Edge of an AtlasGabrielle Grant ‘24 Musical Chairs Alicia Guo (MIT) Notes on LoveAddason Harris ‘26 PHOTOXSYNTHESIS Cameron Hosein ’25 Musical Chairs Michael Hu ‘25 Wormholes Yiting Huang ‘24 Musical ChairsLiya Jin ‘23 Liminal Interfaces, Inner Piece Tami Kabiawu ‘25 WormholesAmiel Katz ‘25 Symbiotic Perceptions ︎Ethan Kiang ‘27 PHOTOXSYNTHESISSophia Lerebours ‘26&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Julian Li ‘25 Liminal Interfaces, Inner Piece ︎ Karen Li ‘24 Liminal Interfaces, #showerthoughts ︎Nancy Lin ‘24&nbsp;PHOTOXSYNTHESIS Annabel Ma ‘27&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Sera McDonald ‘24 Liminal Interfaces, Inner Piece ︎Ethan McFarlin ‘24&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Adam Mohammed ‘25 Musical Chairs, Wormholes Jackson Moody ‘26 WormholesLucy Nathwani ‘26&nbsp;PHOTOXSYNTHESIS Aryan Naveen ‘25 Wormholes AnhPhu Nguyen ‘25 Liminal Interfaces, Nervous Network, Recognition, Wormholes ︎Hannah Nguyen ‘27&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions, Black Box Gallery ︎︎Liliana Price ‘25 Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Kassandra Rodriguez-Acosta ‘26 Liminal Interfaces, Recognition ︎ Micaela Rosen ‘24&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions ︎Hessan Sedaghat ‘25 (MDE) Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Tamar Sella ‘25 Musical ChairsSage Shurman ‘27&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Langa Siziba ‘25 WormholesJonathan Slohoda ‘26 PHOTOXSYNTHESIS Jordan Strasser ‘25 (GSD)&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Suvin Sundararajan ‘25 Musical Chairs Izumi Vazquez ‘25 Liminal Interfaces ︎Jake Tom ‘27 PHOTOXSYNTHESIS Jack Towers ‘25&nbsp;PHOTOXSYNTHESIS John Vizhco ‘26 Black Box Gallery Jason Wang ‘25 Musical ChairsChristina Wong ‘27&nbsp;Symbiotic Perceptions ︎︎Shaw-Sean Yang ‘24 Symbiotic Perceptions ︎ Peggy Yin ‘25 Edge of an Atlas, Liminal Interfaces, Nervous Network, Musical Chairs ︎︎ Alina Yu ‘25 Liminal Interfaces, Passage to Possibility, Recognition ︎ Diana Yue ‘24 Notes on Love ︎Anya Zhang ‘27 PHOTOXSYNTHESIS&nbsp;︎ Kaitlyn Zhou ‘25 Liminal Interfaces, Passage to Possibility ︎&nbsp; AlumniKidist Alemu ‘23 Liminal Interfaces, Growing Your Tree ︎ Aria Xiying Bao ‘23 (GSD) Wormholes Holden Edmonds ‘23 Liminal Interfaces, Growing Your Tree&nbsp;︎Adrian Hackney ‘23 Liminal Interfaces&nbsp;︎Ben J. Tang ‘23 (MIT) Musical Chairs Ricky Williams ‘23 Liminal Interfaces, #showerthoughts&nbsp;︎︎residency fellow︎board member https://confluxcollective.org/Board Thu, 08 Jun 2023 03:29:52 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/Board By joining Conflux, you’ll be part of a cross-disciplinary, highly collaborative team passionate about expanding the art tech scene at Harvard and beyond. You’ll have an exciting opportunity to learn about and investigate how the latest technology can be used meaningfully and artistically. You’ll work on imagining and developing methods and mediums specifically for art tech practice. You’ll help pave the way for how media and technology can help artists bring their visions into the world. Board Applications Apply here before 1/24/2024. We are taking applications for the January 2024-December 2024 board term. The Conflux board is dedicated to addressing the following questions: How can we innovate at the intersection of art and technology?How can we create hands-on programs and opportunities for students of all backgrounds to explore art tech?How can we build a highly collaborative art tech community and ecosystem at Harvard?How do we support students in envisioning and building the future of art tech?Please reflect on these questions in your&nbsp;application to our 2024 board. Think big! Think across disciplines! And think collaboratively—just like we aim to do on the Conflux board. Role DescriptionsNo art, tech, or art tech experience is expected or required for board positions. See application for full role descriptions. Executive Directors (2): Create and carry out the vision of the club. Work closely with other members of the executive board to ensure that all aspects of the club's operations run smoothly, including overseeing event planning, partnerships, communications, and other administrative tasks as required. Maintains club presence on the Hub. Regularly check club email and act as a liaison between the club and external related departments and organizations. Identify new opportunities for the club to grow and thrive. Events Director: Plans creative and hands-on public events that introduce campus and community members to art tech. This includes coordinating guest lectures and workshops to provide educational and engaging opportunities for members and the community to learn about the latest developments and techniques at the intersection of art and technology. They also ensure that all events are inclusive, safe and aligned with the club's mission and goals. Community Director: Assists the Community director in planning and coordinating social events for members of the club. Acts as a liaison between different groups, members and the leadership to promote inclusivity and a sense of community within the organization and integration into campus culture. Develops and implement strategies to engage and retain members, as well as help members to connect and network with each other. Finance Director: Maintains the annual budget and oversees expenses including those for projects, social events, and other performance engagements; manages and organizes sponsorships; applies for grants for clubs and projects. Oversees equipment purchases and inventory. Manages the club’s bank account. Networks with companies and organizations for sponsorship. Familiarity with Harvard College organizational funding and grant-writing recommended. Strong networking skills recommended. Publicity Director: Leads and manages the creation and distribution of all publicity materials for the club, conducts outreach to local and broader media outlets and develops and implements a publicity schedule for all club events and recruitment efforts. Ensures that all publicity efforts align with the club's mission and goals. Assistant Projects Director: Assists the Projects Director in managing, leading and recruiting for projects. Helps Projects Director coordinate with project leaders to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget. Helps Projects Director write weekly updates for the organizational newsletter and works closely with event coordinators and other committee leads to document and preserve records of Conflux events, socials, projects, and exhibitions, ensuring that all projects run smoothly, efficiently and aligned with the club's mission and goals. Learns the ropes and will become&nbsp;Projects Director in 2024-2025. Self-Made Role: Propose a role that you believe would be valuable! https://confluxcollective.org/Current-Projects Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:03:47 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/Current-Projects cross-functional. interdisciplinary. multimodal.interested in joining or proposing a project? email info@confluxcollective.org Ongoing Have an idea? Propose a project at tinyurl.com/confluxprojects Spring 2024 Affective Robotics an interdisciplinary learning community that thinks about robotics as a soft subject. In this we are learning about theories on the body and get hands-on by building soft robots. Fall 2023 Psychosymphonies a musical interface controlled by the user's brain signals, showcasing a conversation between human and machine AI Mag in collaboration with The Harvard Advocate the first fully AI-generated literary magazine allowing students across campus to create work using generative methods [2023 project, temporarily paused] Yearlong/ Ongoing PHOTO XSYNTHESIS in collaboration with the Harvard Undergraduate Clean Energy Group powered by agrovoltaics, a hybrid garden examining the ecological cost of AI-generated images, presenting a future where land use, community, and phygital ecosystems can exist in a beautiful symbiosis Open for Interpretation: a Black Box Gallery thinking outside the white cube and inside black boxes, we transform the museum into a participatory environment, drawing a metaphor between the concept of interpretability in artistic and technical fields AXIS--ABILITYin collaboration with the Science, Technology, and Society&nbsp;Program at the Harvard Kennedy School what it will mean to be human in a future that offers us radically new ways of moving within it? This anthology&nbsp; grapples with the ill-construed binary of accessibility and augmentation in technological development when it comes to imagining – and creating — a "Future Human" Archive2022-2023 Notes on Love (Spring): generative AI, data visualization, UI/UXMusical Chairs (Fall, Spring): music tech, augmented furniture, ML, installationWormholes (Fall, Spring): software, installationInner Piece (Winter): hardware, biosensors, installationPassage to Possibility (Winter): AR, paintinGrowing Your Tree (Winter): projection mapping, interactive design, depth sensorRecognition (Winter): VR, softwareEdge of an Atlas (Winter): poetry, projection mappingGestural Generations (Fall, Winter): generative music and art, depth sensorNervous Network (Fall): hardware, biosensors, wearable tech https://confluxcollective.org/Notes-On-Love Sat, 20 May 2023 19:08:09 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/Notes-On-Love Notes on LoveMay 1st, 2023Advocate Building On May 1st at 7pm, we hosted the event "Notes on Love," at the Advocate&nbsp; an evening of art-tech projects and genuine conversations centered around the theme of life, love, and connection between people.The event featured beautiful art-tech projects and visualizations, food and drinks, community-contributed love letters, and conversations all around the theme of life and love.&nbsp; See one visualization by Alicia Guo (MIT) here. <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a286dd6140593a24068f29bf72980dc69952fa8e16cbad4e25e5bf81ed6d716a/IMG_6816.jpg" data-mid="192244812" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a286dd6140593a24068f29bf72980dc69952fa8e16cbad4e25e5bf81ed6d716a/IMG_6816.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d72dab3ebad4dc38de4e7e40b26ad609922ba96402ed56e1af41ca1a52398b2/IMG_2530.jpg" data-mid="179398342" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d72dab3ebad4dc38de4e7e40b26ad609922ba96402ed56e1af41ca1a52398b2/IMG_2530.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e8636feccd9b733d71a5a773b42c8aff4dd012a480571df5f313fd2b43bc027/IMG_5676-3.jpg" data-mid="179395289" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e8636feccd9b733d71a5a773b42c8aff4dd012a480571df5f313fd2b43bc027/IMG_5676-3.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ff48d1ca1863ecb84428fb407ce7d158a0476cf3884627c50809d7196023317/IMG_5683-3.jpg" data-mid="179395295" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ff48d1ca1863ecb84428fb407ce7d158a0476cf3884627c50809d7196023317/IMG_5683-3.jpg" /> <img width="594" height="448" width_o="594" height_o="448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e663827f486098bb0c9d7af8273819311f3fd4994f2524cd142f28147a2380a/Screenshot-2023-05-20-at-13.04.15.png" data-mid="179397410" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/594/i/6e663827f486098bb0c9d7af8273819311f3fd4994f2524cd142f28147a2380a/Screenshot-2023-05-20-at-13.04.15.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e50a18fd78066aaee18a9e8e7095bdbebe8c3376b7c047db3a9c03cefd7b3b79/IMG_5672-3.jpg" data-mid="179395428" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e50a18fd78066aaee18a9e8e7095bdbebe8c3376b7c047db3a9c03cefd7b3b79/IMG_5672-3.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3cb61d6a531572744805e7e8a4904b3d604a2a32820bcd658fefa027f82a9d6/Notes-on-Love-2.png" data-mid="179398705" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3cb61d6a531572744805e7e8a4904b3d604a2a32820bcd658fefa027f82a9d6/Notes-on-Love-2.png" /> <img width="602" height="448" width_o="602" height_o="448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/faccd52a580c80b48a1a2b2691469cedb725bb1628f1702db4e8573a037cfdcc/Screenshot-2023-05-20-at-13.03.08.png" data-mid="179397394" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/602/i/faccd52a580c80b48a1a2b2691469cedb725bb1628f1702db4e8573a037cfdcc/Screenshot-2023-05-20-at-13.03.08.png" /> TeamMax Allison ‘25, Aida Baradari ‘25, Alicia Guo (MIT Media Lab), Audrey Chang ‘25, Diana Yue ‘24.&nbsp; https://confluxcollective.org/Musical-Chairs Mon, 07 Nov 2022 23:38:57 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/Musical-Chairs Musical ChairsApril 27-30, 2023Harvard Yard during&nbsp;ARTS FIRST FestivalNovember 9, 2023MIT Museum during sold-out After Dark event <img width="7728" height="5152" width_o="7728" height_o="5152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bd91059df1555e017b0ded358c0cc07256824afd2b231b377b8feb3b9cfcdd5/XTC32423-1.jpg" data-mid="179340533" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5bd91059df1555e017b0ded358c0cc07256824afd2b231b377b8feb3b9cfcdd5/XTC32423-1.jpg" /> <img width="7728" height="5152" width_o="7728" height_o="5152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38d45c259cdb699c26e8d01142c4e08493fd5c2a319dd31704b5f512b4dcb3b5/XTC32388-1.jpg" data-mid="179340539" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38d45c259cdb699c26e8d01142c4e08493fd5c2a319dd31704b5f512b4dcb3b5/XTC32388-1.jpg" /> <img width="5152" height="7728" width_o="5152" height_o="7728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65d9b59d3bd04d5aa4e2d774c79942595936317eb384ce54694925a1519cac08/XTC31820-1.jpg" data-mid="179340379" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65d9b59d3bd04d5aa4e2d774c79942595936317eb384ce54694925a1519cac08/XTC31820-1.jpg" /> <img width="5152" height="7728" width_o="5152" height_o="7728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/51ce32fe66dd2873f4cb273a367323564b502fe9e9e7028fdae44cc841715f6d/XTC31824-1.jpg" data-mid="179340377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/51ce32fe66dd2873f4cb273a367323564b502fe9e9e7028fdae44cc841715f6d/XTC31824-1.jpg" /> <img width="7728" height="5152" width_o="7728" height_o="5152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24de3087bc85f372cf021f6c5beb79aaa5662fc5cad25eeda29e52cd0aac0f96/XTC31842-1.jpg" data-mid="179340369" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24de3087bc85f372cf021f6c5beb79aaa5662fc5cad25eeda29e52cd0aac0f96/XTC31842-1.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/362ecb0d670e91ccbd173711bf2a90573c830ec997c4d0846ef1675355091a4d/IMG_3972.jpg" data-mid="179340527" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/362ecb0d670e91ccbd173711bf2a90573c830ec997c4d0846ef1675355091a4d/IMG_3972.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/164e7ff5270e91e44283b96b311bdb5449d692c25a248b3669591fb7b0c9b2b3/IMG_6265-1.jpg" data-mid="179340532" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/164e7ff5270e91e44283b96b311bdb5449d692c25a248b3669591fb7b0c9b2b3/IMG_6265-1.jpg" /> Photos by Ben J. Tang When we speak, our voices create vibrations that resonate through the minds of listeners and the medium of objects in the room. By storing these vibrational patterns, ordinary objects may thus “remember” an object(ive) history as a complement to listeners’ subjective memories. Musical Chairs reflects on these themes of identity, subjective memory, and oral history, and questions the function of discourse at Harvard and beyond. Through the sonification of social and acoustical phenomena, we connect the improvisational quality of conversation to improvisational music, illuminating the implicit, visceral nature of identity preserved and expressed in spontaneous social exchanges. Then, by using bone conduction speakers to emulate the process of perspective-taking, we illuminate how the creativity, meaning, and productivity of discourse is contingent upon not only asking “who is at the table?” but also actively listening for the answer. More than that, by inverting the competitiveness and exclusivity of its namesake childhood game, we hope that our riff on Musical Chairs fosters a more inclusive and collaborative campus environment for discourse. At once serving as a gathering space, artwork, and sonic archive, Musical Chairs is a setting created from acts of placemaking, highlighting the diverse narrative truths present in every collective of people. TeamProject Lead &amp; Concept Peggy Yin ‘25 Carpentry &amp; Fabrication Tamar Sella ‘25, Chair Design &amp; Build Lead Chad Gregory Dennis ‘26 (GSD), Fabrication Integration Lead Sofia Chen ‘26, Design/Build Wei Chen ‘25 (GSD), Build Cameron Hosein ‘25, Build Technology Jason Wang ‘25, Software Lead Yiting Huang ‘24, Audio &amp; Technical Integration Lead Suvin Sundararajan ‘25, Hardware Lead Music Ben J. Tang ‘23 (MIT), Sound Design &amp; Audio Engineering Lead Gabrielle Grant ‘24, harp Sophie Choate ‘23, soprano Sophia Lerebours ‘26, soprano Peggy Yin ‘25, soprano Ari Cheriyan ‘25, alto Max Allison ‘25, tenor Judah Lampkin ‘23, bass Luis Pabon Rico, (GSAS G1), bass Contributors Max Allison, ‘25, MusicMauricio Cohen Kalb ‘26, (GSD) Judah Lampkin ‘23, Music Caine Ardayfio ‘25, Build Nathan Li ‘25, Build Adam Mohamed ‘25, Build Support provided by: Public Art Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard, the SEAS Teaching and Learning Group, the AFVS shop team, the REEF makerspace at SEAS, the Sound Lab (Harvard Department of Music), Harvard University Information Technology, Education Support Services (ESS), the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, the Computing in Engineering Education (CEE) group.Learn more: pyin@college.harvard.edu https://confluxcollective.org/Wormholes Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:05:29 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/Wormholes WormholesApril 14-16, 2023SOCH &amp; SEC Undergraduate Loungein collaboration with hAR/VRd <img width="1088" height="1312" width_o="1088" height_o="1312" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5d2591c90503128dacf6fcfbb138659e8b166e36878ca2ae780f8e8b935ef52/Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-22.11.19.png" data-mid="179343017" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a5d2591c90503128dacf6fcfbb138659e8b166e36878ca2ae780f8e8b935ef52/Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-22.11.19.png" /> <img width="1545" height="2000" width_o="1545" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f06b98bed9b007802d7e491e60fc9889ec0abd0e10e4d7601c4e0a6889bdf2a/3.png" data-mid="179343077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f06b98bed9b007802d7e491e60fc9889ec0abd0e10e4d7601c4e0a6889bdf2a/3.png" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b677d6c0c64cd690953244d8aff405f6d4cfceb507df83f502b42718512e6d7/IMG_5024.jpg" data-mid="179342869" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b677d6c0c64cd690953244d8aff405f6d4cfceb507df83f502b42718512e6d7/IMG_5024.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24dcbdf81e2da0e9a2dfe4718da2728d33930bd249c865490d54a4164005aba6/IMG_5081.jpg" data-mid="179342915" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24dcbdf81e2da0e9a2dfe4718da2728d33930bd249c865490d54a4164005aba6/IMG_5081.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14ad26120750b30cdd5b35dae2fdf7f3463587886cfc890e4587a7e197ff06dc/IMG_2284.jpg" data-mid="179342912" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/14ad26120750b30cdd5b35dae2fdf7f3463587886cfc890e4587a7e197ff06dc/IMG_2284.jpg" /> Wormholes is a collection of interactive, audio-visual installations distributed across campus that examine themes of transience, connection, and serendipity. More specifically, these installations will be sensor-projector modules that open up wormholes — bi-directional camera feeds — between people in different places. Located in public areas like hallways and lobbies, these portals activate in pairs — when two people are sensed by installations in different locations, the projector displays a wormhole on the wall, through which both sides can see and interact with each other. And just like that, people and places once separated by distance now become connected across spacetime. The opening of these wormholes open a new dimension of possibilities for people to interact with each other — they could spontaneously run into acquaintances on the other side of campus, make friends with strangers from completely different departments, jointly share confusion, ponder over, or marvel at the absurdity of these space-defiant connections. Together as a community, we can explore the implications of this space-defiant network, critically examining traditional frameworks and the invisible constraints and compartmentalization of our relationships. Ultimately, Wormholes aims to construct an entirely new framework for communication and interaction beyond spacial boundaries, forming a network of spontaneous connections across campus. TeamProject Lead &amp; ConceptAlice Cai ‘25 &amp; Aida Baradari ‘25 ContributorsAryan Naveen ‘25 Lindsay Blocker ‘25 Langa Sizibda ‘25 Jackson Moody ‘26 Michael Hu ‘25 Aria Xiying Bao (GSD) Anhphu Nguyen ‘25 Adam Mohammed ‘25 Support provided by: SEAS Teaching and Learning Group and the Office for the Arts at Harvard https://confluxcollective.org/Edge-of-an-atlas Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:43:19 +0000 Conflux (Art Tech) https://confluxcollective.org/Edge-of-an-atlas Edge of an Atlas January 2023Liminal Interfaces SEC Undergraduate Lounge <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac6c78104442c628b811d41af6d384172c798e8acf4c43a8f28b40cbaa3c56d3/_DSC2146.JPG" data-mid="189980550" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac6c78104442c628b811d41af6d384172c798e8acf4c43a8f28b40cbaa3c56d3/_DSC2146.JPG" /> <img width="1354" height="846" width_o="1354" height_o="846" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b909125f796bbcc1de8f81bf29829782821f53cb23aec63f93f82ead2980ab2/Screenshot-2023-09-06-at-10.25.54-PM.png" data-mid="189980545" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b909125f796bbcc1de8f81bf29829782821f53cb23aec63f93f82ead2980ab2/Screenshot-2023-09-06-at-10.25.54-PM.png" /> This poem was written to display in the rafters of the exhibit, thus bringing to light how the passageway is a liminal space which would otherwise go unnoticed. The lines draw from images in the residents' projects to describe how liminal spaces are associated with transition, memory, and the in-between flux of familiar and unfamiliar—which creates a strange sense of recognition and return. TeamTaylor Fang ‘25 (poetry)Peggy Yin ‘25 (projection mapping)