BIO
As a multi-media artist, designer, and musician, Barry Whittaker investigates the absurdities and misunderstandings of daily life. Currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo, Whittaker works independently and in collaboration in order to question the various forms and tools of contemporary communication. He received a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. During the past few years Whittaker has taught in the U.S., France, and Japan, as well as having exhibited artwork internationally.
Bunrakuraku
Dates:
Fri Aug 03, 2012 18:00 - Sun Aug 05, 2012
Location:
Osaka,
Japan
Bunrakuraku is a new interactive project from SaBa, exploring the intersection of technology, participation, and puppetry. Taking inspiration from international styles of puppet theater, ranging from Japanese Bunraku to Punch and Judy, this work explores the intersection of audience and puppeteer―with a few extra limbs included. Bunrakuraku connects audiences from separate locations into a virtual, puppet theater space. Limbs appear and disappear, each controlled by a different audience member. In this space, an individual’s movements and actions are combined to form a single multi-limbed puppet. Here, people are encouraged to playfully engage with an unseen collaborator.
SaBa is a series of collaborative projects created by Sam Sheffield & Barry Whittaker. Currently based in Baltimore, MD and Toledo, OH, Sam & Barry develop interactive work inspired by a variety of media ranging from Japanese television and history to internet memes and game theory.
SaBa is a series of collaborative projects created by Sam Sheffield & Barry Whittaker. Currently based in Baltimore, MD and Toledo, OH, Sam & Barry develop interactive work inspired by a variety of media ranging from Japanese television and history to internet memes and game theory.
