We’re pleased to welcome Tim Thompson to the Window Gallery for July and August! Join us July 20th as he presents “Adventures in Casual Instruments”! Reception with light refreshments at 6pm followed by a talk/demonstration by Tim at 7pm
From Tim:
I am an advocate and developer of “casual instruments” that have a shallow learning curve along with significant potential for deep exploration. My instruments take the form of interactive installations with immediately entertaining output that is uniquely personal, each player looking and sounding different. Recent advances in sensor technology now enable three-dimensional input, and I have found depth-sensing cameras (like the Microsoft Kinect) and pressure-sensitive surfaces (like the Sensel Morph) particularly useful for creating interfaces that are as simple and natural as finger painting. Balancing such interfaces with curated parameter presets has been an effective combination for the casual instruments I’ve deployed at Burning Man and other festivals, represented by the Space Palettes in this exhibit.
Tim Thompson bio:
Tim Thompson is a software engineer, musician, and interactive installation artist. His wide-ranging artistic work over four decades includes a programming language for MIDI, interactive installations at Burning Man and other festivals, musical performances with Playstation dance pads and QWERTY keyboards, and realtime video looping and processing with a handheld security camera. Recently, Tim has focused on the expressive potential of three-dimensional input in casual instruments for visual music, using devices such as the Microsoft Kinect (in the original Space Palette) and the Sensel Morph (in the newer Space Palette Pro). His website is https://timthompson.com.
