Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 57

Ali Momeni, A Tentative Call To The Other

Ben Sieber, Laser Etched Guitar Fret Board

August 15 - 19

August 15 - 19

Animated Theater: drawing, light, Technology & Art: creating
electronics and gesture

with lasers

Ali Momeni

Ben Sieber

Skill Level: II - IV

Skill Level: Open to all

Concept:  This workshop takes an interdisciplinary approach to working with live-electronics, kinetics, light and imagery. Students
explore the basics of electronics work with
micro-controllers and strategies for using light
and movement to animate a miniature space.
The metaphor of an animated theater invites
students to integrate their own creative practices (in two- or three-dimensional media) into
miniature mixed-media installations.

Concept:  Interested in experimenting with a
laser to create multimedia art? Students learn
the basics of designing with a laser using laser
engraving and cutting systems and a variety
of materials, including wood, acrylic, plastic,
stone and even fabric. Using this innovative
technology, students are challenged to find
new and unique ways of using lasers in the
creative process.

Media & Techniques:  Electronics, Arduinobased micro-controllers, electromechanics
(motors, solenoids and servos), dynamic lighting (LEDs), software and programming (Arduino IDE, Cycling ‘74 real-time programming
and Max/MSP/Jitter). Students arrive with a
pre-purchased Arduino (micro controller) kit.
Activities: Lectures on software environment,
demonstrations on working with circuits,
motors and lights, explorations of existing new
media works, and working time.
Faculty: Ali Momeni was born in Isfahan, Iran,
and emigrated to the United States at the age
of 12. He studied composition, improvisation
and performance with computers at the Center
for New Music and Audio Technologies at the
University of California, Berkeley. After three
years in Paris as a performer, researcher and
consultant, he joined the faculty of the Department of Art at the University of Minnesota.

www.alimomeni.net

Tuition: $875 / Studio Support Cost: $1075
Studio Fee: $125 Code: S