GYOML in a field
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19th August 2006
Update: photographs from the event. Read more at http://www.p-tex.co.uk
p-tex is a lancaster based artist who uses multimedia technology to explore sound, incorporating sensors and live performance in response to the changing environment around him.
p-tex will be delivering GYOML in a field EVENT. p-tex proposes to research, create, perform and broadcast in real time over the internet, an experimental music installation, for the Grow Your Own Media Lab project. He will use open source software "Pure Data" to create a patch for a web cam, sensors and microphone that will recognise and transmit information of the continually varying states, such as temperature, moisture, brightness, colour shade, postion and intensity of hot spots, wind speed and if possible co2 levels. This information will then be transmitted to audio software also written in Pure Data where it will be processed accordingly. For example, as the surrounding light during the performance turns to dusk the pitch of an electronic sound will increase, or as the suns intensity decreases as it disappears over the bay a pitch starts to wobble. A desktop microphone will also be used to transmit ambient sounds that occur during the performance, like bird song for example.The power will be generated by a small wind turbine and solar panel as well as a wheel to dynamo, the battery will be full at the start of the piece. If there is no wind or sunlight the battery will then be topped up using a rotating wheel and dynamo.The live broadcast via the internet will use current mobile phone and open source broadcast software where users will download links, software and instructions from a given site.
GYOML in a field is funded by Access Space and Lancashire County Council
Directions
From Lancaster take the left hand lane over Greyhound Bridge following signs for Morecambe and Heysham.
Continue along, passing Aldi on your left hand side. At the first roundabout carry straight on and pass the Lancaster and Morecambe College of Further Education. Continue over the next roundabout past Mc Donalds drive thru on the left.
At the next roundabout (the shrimp roundabout) take the first left towards Heysham and Sandylands/ West End.
Follow this road right the way to the end when you meet the promenade. You will then see the Carleton/Alhambra building on your right. Take the left on this junction, following the signs for Heysham.
Stay on this road, after half a mile or so go through a main set of traffic lights, then about a quarter of a mile there will be a row of shops on your right with a pub just after called "The Barra".
After the next row of shop there will be a turning to the right (following the brown tourist signposts pointing to St Peters Church and Heysham village), down Longlands Lane. This will then take you into Heysham Village where you will see parking to the left.
Park up, then on the roundabout in the village centre you will see the signs pointing to the shore/celtic graves and St Peters Church.
When you arrive at the church follow the public footpath (do not go through the church grounds) carry on up the hill. You will then see the ruins too your right, go through the entrance to the barrows to your right and p-tex will be situated in an obvious position.
Please take all your litter home (including dog owners) and enjoy the performance.
Please feel free to move around the exhibit and the surrounding space.
See you Saturday
p-tex
http://gyoml.access-space.org
P-tex's site