Free Space Loss: Erika Lincoln
October 6 – 29, 2011
Erika Lincoln
Free Space Loss
Opening Oct 6, 7:00pm
October 6 – 29, 2011
3rd Floor Video Pool Studio, ArtSpace building.
Free Space Loss is a term used in communications to describe the tendency of a wireless signal to spread out over time and distance.
Free Space Loss readdresses the immersive experience of early Virtual Reality Systems by using an older technological model of Virtual Reality -The Head Mounted Display (HMD) – using motorcycle helmets to explore panoramic photographs.
A panoramic image of the local cityscape suspended in a 3-D environment is displayed on the LCD screens, outfitted in the helmets. As the viewers wear the HMD’s, they become linked to a network where their physiological outputs are tracked and measured, in turn altering the panoramic images. The panoramas on the screen are commonly seen city images used in postcard, travel advertisements, and promotional items showing famous landmarks or buildings. Over time the image becomes entirely different from the original, exposing the panorama – a depiction that can be easily constructed and manipulated.
Erika Lincoln is a Canadian based electronic media artist working in kinetic sculpture and responsive installation. In her work she mixes objects with communication and control mechanisms to visually trace patterns found in human made systems and natural processes. Her work has shown in Media Art festivals and events across Europe including Artbots (Dublin), Filmwinter (Germany), Pixxelpoint (Slovenia), and Love the Robots (Zurich). In Canada, she has shown in galleries and festivals including The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Plug In ICA, Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, Musée National des Beaux-arts du Québec, Send+Receive Audio Festival, and the Vancouver Underground Film Festival. Over the past ten years Erika has been awarded several grants from The Canada Council for the Arts and The Manitoba Arts Council. She has attended residencies at The Banff New Media Institute in Canada and Medialab Prado in Spain.