REVERSE
info@reversespace.org
Works in Brooklyn, New York United States of America

BIO
REVERSE is a multidisciplinary workspace and art gallery with an emphasis on new and experimental forms of expression. Run by artists, REVERSE is a platform that supports emerging artists with the production and presentation of new work, as well as a space for dialogue and exchange of ideas through exhibitions, workshops, lectures, screenings, and different events.
Under the rubric of REVERSE Lab, a not for profit project of The Solo Foundation, we seek to met the needs of creative individuals who have bold visions for new aesthetic experiences but do not have the means or the support to create it. By connecting them to necessary resources and offering opportunities to show their work REVERSE Lab serves as a bridge between visionary ideas and the greater public.
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EVENT

FUTURE MAPPER


Dates:
Sat Jun 20, 2015 00:00 - Sat Jun 20, 2015

FUTURE MAPPERS is a 5 hour projection mapping workshop where students will learn basic knowledge about projection mapping technology. Projection mapping can turn almost any surface into a dynamic video display for art projects, including large projection onto buildings.

DURING THE 5 HOURS YOU WILL LEARN

Basic knowledge of choosing the right projector for a project.
Basic knowledge of making a 2 and 3 dimensional projection mapping surface.
Learn how to make animation and video contents using Modul8.
Learn how to map 2 or 3 dimensional surface using MadMapper.

Projection mapping uses specialized software to warp and blend projected images so they fit perfectly on irregularly-shaped “screens”. These projections then become independent organisms, expressing characters through their designated language: that of space, light, form and sound.

Our exercise during the workshop will be choosing the right projector, recognizing how the video content relates to the shape of the surface and projecting onto a simple 2 or 3 dimensional surface with MadMapper and video content created in Modul8.



EVENT

INTRO TO VR AND VIDEO GAMES


Dates:
Sat Jun 13, 2015 13:00 - Sat Jun 13, 2015

This course will introduce Unity, a free game development platform.

Do you love videogames? Do you ever wish you could have the ability to create your own universes and play God? Are you ready to get jacked into the Matrix? INTRO TO VR AND VIDEO GAMES will introduce Unity, a free software used by indie and professional developers to make all kinds of interactive Virtual Reality. The course will cover basic engine functions and will teach students how to make a simple first person interactive.

STUDENTS PROFILE

Computer literate
Ages 15-100 (depending on literacy level)

CONTENT

Intro, show examples of artists working in VR.
Body, working with unity, simple interface understanding. and creating a first person interactive.
Outro: Allow for creative time for students with help from instructor.
PREREQUISITES

Laptop Mac and Windows users.
A free full access of Unity will be provided before the workshop.

INSTRUCTOR

Alfredo Salazar-Caro is a New Media Artist, Curator and Educator from Mexico City, MX. His work has been exhibited internationally in cities like New York, Caracas, Paris, Mexico City, Berlin, Shiraz, London and Amsterdam among others.

Alfredo currently lives and works between New York, Chicago and Mexico City.

Website: SalazarCaro.com

Tumblr: tmvrtx.tumblr.com

Vimeo: vimeo.com/salazarcaro



EVENT

REVERSE SUMMER WORKSHOPS


Dates:
Tue Jun 09, 2015 00:00 - Sat Jul 25, 2015

REVERSE is pleased to announce and invite you to our summer educational program. We have a selected group of teachers, artists and creators who are excited to be sharing their skills. This summer you will learn the step by step of how and when to apply for an artist visa, how to build video games and virtual reality environments, how to create video and LED projection mapping projects, how to use 3D printing for creative purposes, and how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a standalone machine for art installations. We are happy to be able to provide a space for artists and the community to engage in a broad range of classes at an affordable price, giving them novel skills and knowledge to expand their practice.

WORKSHOP PROGRAM SUMMER 2015

STRESS FREE 0-1 ARTIST VISA APPLICATION
TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 6:30PM - 9:30PM
TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 6:30PM - 9:30PM
A Two day workshop to learn step by step how and when to apply for an artist visa.
Instructor: Helena Acosta, New Media Art Curator

INTRO TO VR AND VIDEO GAMES
SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH, 1PM - 5PM
This course will introduce Unity, a free game development platform used by indie and professional developers to make all kinds of interactive virtual reality environments.
Instructor: Alfredo Salazar-Carro, New Media Artist

FUTURE MAPPERS
SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH, 1PM - 6PM
A 5 hour projection mapping workshop where students learn basic knowledge about projection mapping technology.
Instructor: CHiKA, New Media Artist

3D PRINTING FOR ARTISTS
SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH, 12PM - 4PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH, 12PM - 4PM
This workshop will provide artists with necessary skills to create elements, mock-ups and complete pieces using 3D printing technology.
Instructor: Art Jones, New Media Artist

LED MAPPING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST, 6:30PM - 9:30PM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, 6:30 - 9:30PM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH, 6:30 - 9:30PM
An introduction to projection mapping techniques used to control LED light installations.
Instructor: CHiKA, New Media Artist

RASPBERRY PI FOR ARTISTS
SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, 1PM - 7PM
In this workshop you will learn everything you need to know to get the Raspberry Pi set up to run your own projects.
Instructors:
Bruno Kruse, Digital artist and developer
Carrie Kengle, Computer developer

For more information visit our website http://reversespace.org/ or email helena@reversespace.org.


EVENT

SynAesthetics


Dates:
Fri May 08, 2015 19:00 - Sat Jun 06, 2015

Location:
Brooklyn, New York
United States of America

OPENING FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, 7 – 9 PM, REVERSE will present two interactive, experimental artists’ projects that employ novel technologies to mediate, augment and echo our experience of the world around us. Their effects are both trans-sensory—as shapes become sounds—and revelatory—as brain waves become both audible and visible. The result, in both cases, is a strange new music.

Lisa Park’s Eunoia II, which she has developed at the New Museum’s NEW INC incubator, is an investigation into a new form of expression and shared experience by visually reflecting the vibrations of the mind on the surface of water. Spreading across the floor in the rear of the gallery, a networked group of 48 speakers – all containing pools of water – are connected via Bluetooth to electroencephalogram (EEG) headsets, which are worn by up to two visitors at once. The EEG headsets track changes in visitors’ brainwaves, and the data is sent to a computer, where custom-written code is used to calibrate volume, pitch and panning, and translate those values into sound. The audio output is played through the speakers, causing distinctive ripples and vertical spray in the trays of water resting atop each speaker. The result is an audio-visualization of participants’ emotions, with the potential to see the real-time synchronization of individuals’ brain activity as they respond to neurofeedback. Colin Harrington and Amar Lal contributed to Eunoia II as an audio engineer and a sound programmer, respectively.

Park will also introduce a mobile application that creates custom data visualizations based upon individuals’ experiences with the EEGs. The app is in development with programmer Ji-Hyun Lee as part of Eudaimonia, the next iteration of this project.

Danish-born artists Louise Foo and Martha Skou present Format No. 1 for the first time in the United States, following its March debut in Copenhagen. Their stark geometric wall sculptures in the front of the gallery form a striking visual tableau that also functions as a score. Visitors can scan the walls using a specially designed smartphone application, created in collaboration with programmer Johann Diedrick, that translates visual information to sound. The image-to-sound algorithm used in the application, and the three-dimensional score itself, are organized around a time vs. frequency methodology, in keeping with traditional sound mapping techniques. The wall is an open score meant to allow the participant an intuitive, personal and transformative experience.


EVENT

Myth and Mutations


Dates:
Fri Apr 10, 2015 19:00 - Sat May 02, 2015

Location:
Brooklyn, New York
United States of America

REVERSE is pleased to present MYTH AND MUTATIONS, curated by Chris Romero. MYTH AND MUTATIONS features six artists that combine symbols of the past with subject matter found in contemporary culture including emojis, memes, video games, and consumer products. The artists demonstrate that mythologies forever transform, coalesce, and split into new allegories. However, as these allegories undergo certain metamorphic changes, they acquire a close relation to present-day desires, fears, truths, and morals. On display is a diverse range of mediums including video installation, animation, illustration, and 3D printed sculpture.