"Augury" is a touchscreen interactive piece programmed with Processing.
The installation allows one to rearrange an animated bird flock by touching and moving the individual birds.
Different bird flock configurations result in different videos.
This piece is based on the ancient art of augury. In Ancient Rome, the divine will of the gods was interpreted by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups or alone, flock patterns, direction of flight and what kind of birds they are. This was known as "taking the auspices." The ceremony and function of augury was central to any major undertaking in Roman society- public or private- including matters of war, commerce, and religion.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2015
- Submitted to ArtBase: Saturday Aug 8th, 2015
- Original Url: http://www.markhramos.org/template/augury.html
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Work Credits:
- mhr1234, primary creator
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Artist Statement
Mark Ramos is a Brooklyn-based new media artist. He works with the mediums of physical computing(using computers to sense and react to the physical world), software programming and digital sculpture to create interactive, installation pieces. His work is often concerned with using digital technology as an intermediary to explore the intangible. Mark has exhibited his work locally both in New York City and San Francisco, including the inaugural exhibition of Arsenal Gallery in Brooklyn and as part of multiple exhibitions at Artist Television Access.
You can also find him playing drums for various bands in Brooklyn.
