Mike Richison

 

The Living Carousel

Monmouth University professors Mike Richison and Marina Vujnovic teamed up with photographer and local businessman John Viggiano to create an interactive video art installation in the Carousel House in Asbury Park. The installation, entitled The Living Carousel, pays homage to the carousel that once occupied the space. It features photographs and images of carousel horses projected onto a circular video screen. Motion detectors are used to sense the proximity of audience members and alter the audio component and the appearance of the video according to touch. The piece uses the Arduino and Max/MSP/Jitter.

This endeavor is possible due to the generous support of Madison Marquette, a creative grant-in-aid from Monmouth University, and the cooperation of The Gallery 13 and the Collective Art Tank.

This installation occurred early Summer 2011.

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Instructional animation by Anthony Colella.

Wobble Tumble Slide

This is documentation from an interactive video piece I installed at the carousel house in Asbury Park, NJ at the end of September, 2010.
Instructional animations by Justin Palamaro.

Simulsuck

Simulsuck is part sculpture, part performance, part vacuum cleaner, and completely insane. This clip (7 min.) is from a performance at Grizzly Grizzly Gallery, Philadelphia in August 2011.
Instructional animation by Justin Palamaro.

Swimming in Place

Found Plastic, 1 minute stop motion loop, 2009.

Exquisite E Pluribus Unum

VJ performance utilizing TV footage from the 2008 presidential election.
Illustration work by Randy Hadzor

Wobble Tumble Slide: studies and photos

Photos by Candace Jahn and Giavonna Molinaro

Simulsuck: studies and photos

Swimming in Place: studies and photos

Exquisite E Pluribus Unum: studies and photos