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Sherman Finch

Hybrid Art & Interaction Design

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Perceptual Perpetual

January 10, 2018 Sherman Finch Current Work

Perceptual Perpetual is an ongoing body of work that explores visualization, interaction, physics, and conceptual art. The project includes sonic sculptures, wall assemblages, and a video of a mechanized drawing performance. The work relies on audience participation to activate a visual system, which allows variations of order and chaos to influence how the work is perceived. I describe the work as a type of “physics machine,” similar to the anatomy of a children’s handheld spinner toy, where gravity, kinetics, and a variety of other forces, cause surfaces to spin and objects to move. Each piece offers a unique interactive framework that creates random fluctuations in movement and audio mechanics. As the work is activated, a conversation emerges between visual aesthetics and embodied interaction, resulting in a playful approach to the art experience. The work creates a nexus between art and the industrial age, recalling similarities to Jean Tinguely’s concept of “meta-mechanics”.