Author Archives: risahorowitz

Well, I wrote and published this post and it turned up empty. Rob prepped a motors workshop for Geremy and me, and we began with a DC schematic and sketch using the L293D driver chip. The driver chip allows us … Continue reading →

Lucky me, I have found some internal funding to employ Geremy Lague as a Research Assistant for this and next semester (and if I get the sshrc, more!). Geremy did his undergraduate work at the UofR in the Film Department, … Continue reading →

I was very happy to get some imagery of Saturn from my 2013 fieldwork at the Carr Astronomical Observatory ready for inclusion at the MKG127 Gallery booth at the toronto international art fair this year (often I find myself insanely … Continue reading →

I’ve thought a bit more about my model and I think that instead of a conveyor belt, a hollow cylinder the inside of which depicts zodiac/ecliptic and which can be spun on the X axis using a single motor (DC … Continue reading →

This fall is an important time for me to develop knowledge and skills towards creating the kinetic Saturn sculpture(s) I have been conceiving over the past many months. The project is supported by a Grant to New Media and Audio … Continue reading →