Deadline: March 31, 2024
We’re looking for creative coders interested in working with a cohort to generate a curated gallery of interactive art.
IRL dot com bridges the gap between audience interaction through an online chat forum and generative screen-based visuals, both online and in a physical gallery space.
The heart of the project is custom code written with Processing, a Java-based library. Our code gives any Processing sketch with generative visuals the ability to receive online chat messages, which allows the art piece to be manipulated by audiences at any place, in real time. Aptly named Twitch Information to Creative Code, or TICC, API has already been created and tested in our proof-of-concept showcase; however, we now look to elevate the project.
IRL dot com is a collection of 5 live “paintings”, hosted both in a traditional, physical gallery space, as well as online in a virtual gallery. Paintings can be manipulated through online inputs from viewers in the gallery on their phones, or from viewers at home through their online browser. Each painting as seen online and in the gallery is the same – meaning, online interaction from viewers at home will be reflected in the gallery space, and viewers standing physically in the gallery can affect the image on viewer’s home computer.
These paintings will react slowly and intentionally with audiences. As screens and mobile devices often ask us to move quickly and thoughtlessly, IRL dot com reframes our relationship with this technology.
Selected artists will be paid $1,100 CAD. This fee includes compensation for code production and exhibition fees. The exhibition will take place online and in-person in Toronto, ON.
Find more information and the application link at: irl-dot.com