Ryf Zaini belongs to an emerging breed of artists in Singapore who works with technology in surprising ways (see previous post). Having known him for a number of years since my undergraduate days, I have witnessed his journey from stagnation to the successful artist he is today. I managed to get him share his thoughts about media artists working in Singapore.
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Not too long ago I discovered a local studio that specializes in data visualization and I was pretty excited about them and the work they did. You might have seen one of their works during the General Elections period, http://ge.swarm.is/. And the work that caught my attention, the Mrt Breakdown series. Curious about this studio and the man behind it, I got to work and managed to contact Yin Shanyang, the man behind Swarm Studio.
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Previously I featured Marc Chia aka One Man Nation on his short film but that wasn’t nearly enough to cover the great works that he have been producing over the years. Being mostly based in Europe, he is relatively unknown in Singapore. He is, in my opinion one of the most impressive musician / sound artist from Singapore. I decided to invite him to share some of his thoughts on his work and work processes, which turned out to be really great.
Alvin Chua a.k.a Alvin.C is a creative technologist and PhD student at KU Leuven, Belgium. Interestingly, we went to the same schools (Temasek Design School, Interactive Media Design and Lasalle College of the Arts, Interactive Arts) and the same courses. Being one of the rare few who managed to make the transition from designer to creative programmer, researcher in singapore, I invited him to share his experiences with us.
The DIYLILCNC project is a free & open-source set of plans for an inexpensive, fully functional 3-axis CNC mill that can be built by an individual with basic shop skills and tool access.
CNC devices are used to fabricate physical objects with a high degree of precision. Some CNC devices, including the DIYLILCNC, feature a gantry-mounted cutting tool (like a router) that can move in two or more directions. The operation of the tool is controlled by a computer, which is tasked with translating a digital design into actual tool movement. (excerpt from diylilcnc) (more…)
