I found an old kaleidoscope kit the other day and decided to build it. I loved the look of the images it created so much that I decided to photograph it:
This led me to create a bigger scale kaleidoscope to expand on the options. The results were inspiring. They appealed to me in particular because of the ‘generative art’ aspect, which is a passion of mine. The idea of mixing some of my computer generated art pieces with physical mirrors and lights rather excites me. I have decided to develop this project; more reflective sides, motion, and through the scale of the kaleidoscopes themselves. I’d love to build one big enough to stand in…but one step at a time.
Here is the first image created with my larger scale kaleidoscope:
Here are a couple of short videos to demonstrate the potential of adding motion:
Your World is a project I devised where the content is fully ‘user’ generated. I give you a disposable camera and a stamped addressed return envelope; you fill the camera with photos of Your World and send it back to me for processing.
I am deeply interested in the relationship between photographer and subject. The relationship and interaction can have a profound effect on the imagery produced. In Your World I have removed myself entirely from this equation.
A taste of Your World:
I plan to catalogue all images / image sets online at some point. For now, please contact me to request a camera if you’re interested in showing us Your World.
With the year nearly over it’ll soon be time to unleash the 366 images that make up the page a day scribble diary I have been keeping since the 1st of January 2008. The scribbles range from in a rush doodles to insightful drawings, all reflecting the day I’ve had…a little window into my world.
Welcome to the all new dotPlay(); website. This replaces the old sAMsKi.net website with a blog driven site and ‘old fashioned experimental dumping ground website’.
My aim is to keep the content on this site moving by putting up all sorts of project experiments and dabblings, no matter how unsuccessful or embryonic.
