Semester 2 – Mindfulness & Machines
Part 1 – Breathing Companion – Arduino & Processing
In this work I was looking to explore how meditation and guided breathing practice can be taken away from the phone screen and into the physical world.
Part 2 – Captured Transition – PoseNet & P5.js
Captured Transition is a work which discovers the movement and morphing of the physical body interpreted by a machine. Presented as large-scale prints and contact sheets.
Part 3 – Machine Learning Model Training – Runway ML
Machine Learning Model Trained on Images of Me Practicing Yoga using Runway ML. I was curious to find out how a machine may interpret images of me while I practice yoga and…
Part 4 – Balance Light – Wii Balance Board & Arduino
Balance Light is a work which allows for the physical movement of the body to have a direct impact on a sculpture. Practicing yoga and/or mediation on a balance board, which I…
Part 5 – Audio Development – Sound and Physical Movement
Exploring sound with relation to mediation and yoga practice. Allowing organic physical movement to trigger audio playback through recognition of poses and key points of the body using PoseNet as well as…
Part 6 – Shape & Paper – Machine Learning Generated Images + Object Detection
Using machine learning object detection model to find shapes in generated images from the yoga model I trained. Inspired by Henri Mattise I used these shapes to create cut-outs and collage. This…
Part 7 – Moving Paintings
Paintings based on Machine Learning generated images. Intrigued by the idea of merging mindfulness and computers I wanted to delve into machine learning and how a machine could potentially envision yoga practice.
Part 8 – Slitscan – Transforming Yoga Practice Videos
I wanted to transfigure the visuals of practicing yoga stepping away from realistic images of me holding poses and moving into creating abstract forms and illusions of how a machine might visualise…
Part 9 – Morphing Figures
Generated Latent Space Walk videos from Machine Learning Model based on images of me practicing yoga. These videos show the morphing of one generated ‘pose’ to another resembling transitions within yoga as…
Part 10 – Immersive Projections – Wii Balance Board & Processing
In this work I create an immersive experience allowing physical movement to directly change and impact a persons immediate surroundings. By practicing mediation or yoga on a balance board the values of…
Book – Documentation
A Photobook with documentation and highlights of my work from this year exploring mindfulness and machines.
Final Artefacts Documentation
A summery of the final artefacts chosen for submission.
Semester 1
Week 1 & 2
14th September – 27th September 2020 Working on the Proposal Abstract/Summary In my 4th year I would like to work towards creating an…
Week 3 & 4
28th September 2020 – 11th October 2020 Expectations for next point of contact point: Review your Studio Proposal Formulate it into the…
Week 5 & 6
12 October – 25 October 2020 Change of Direction I felt as though I wouldn’t get very far with the idea of…
Week 7 & 8
26 October 2020 – 8 November 2020 Working on a digitally drawn animation experiment The inspiration for this animation came from my…
Week 9 & 10
9th November – 22 November 2020 Experiments in processing I started with Dan Shiffman’s ‘Loop Mouse’ example, the shaded area follows the…
Week 11, 12 & 13
23 November 2020 – 13th December 2020 Coming back to working on studio The deadline for the essay draft was Friday and…
Marta Zofia Palacz 