Opening Night
Friday November 4, 2022
6-9P.M.
GALACTIC SCALE INQUIRIES INTO THE NATURE OF THE COSMOS
Robotics, Lasers, Sensor-Based Systems
by Kal Spelletich
Telematic Media Arts
323 10th St., San Francisco, CA 94103
www.tttelematiccc.com
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I did a talk at Telematic Gallery where I have an exhibit up through the end of January. It was more like I drank champagne with some of the best and brightest of the Bay Area’s mind trust.
SEE HERE:
https://vimeo.com/781911687
Luckily it isn’t ALL me and I was able to get some great comments and observations from, let’s see, Steven Wolfe, Camille Utterbach, KAREN MARCELLO, Eric Paulos, Mark Van Proyen to name a few….. And some great questions and comments from the Dorkbot crowd.
The speed of light, the crazy powers of lasers, Deep space and time measured by misusing technology, sensors and robotics!
I did a walk through of the show, all the way into the bathroom for a special peek at work installed there! There’s a pause in the video, Fast forward it for a final few gems near the end.
The show goes till Jan 28 2023 – check it out!
There’s more info on it from Clark @ Telematic:
Galactic Scale Inquiries into the Nature of the Cosmos
https://www.tttelematiccc.com/galactic-scale-inquiries-into-the-nature-of-the-cosmos
Robotics, Lasers, and Sensor-Based Systems
by Kal Spelletich
November 4th, 2022 – January 28th, 2023
Telematic Media Arts is pleased to present Galactic Scale Inquiries into the Nature of the Cosmos, an exhibition of robotics, lasers, and sensor-based systems by Kal Spelletich, responding to science’s extraordinary contributions to visual culture and knowledge. At a time when the authority of critical thinking has been crudely dismissed, Spelletich probes fundamental scientific discoveries in playful and sometimes menacing ways. At the same time, his interactive sculptures emphasize the fact – revealed by the recent rise of misinformation — that the authority of science is not sustained by science itself, but rather depends upon a collective, social commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and the truth. In this way, the show is political, sparking minds and activating audiences by engaging them in a reflective practice that bridges art, science, social consciousness, and philosophy in pursuit of a shared understanding.
Gallery hours: Saturdays, 1:00 – 6:00pm
Or almost anytime, by appointment (just call ahead!): 415.336.2349
323 10th St. at Folsom (SoMA), SF, CA
info@tttelematiccc.com | @tttelematiccc
!!!!A very big huge thanks To Telematic Director Clark Buckner!!!
@kalspelletich
#kalspelletich #seemen #newmedia #artandtechnology #artandscience #science #entangledparticles #nobelprize #speedoflight
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I celebrate the scientific method and reference foundational scientific discoveries.
This is a body of work I have been doing for well over 15 years. Imagine my surprise when a Nobel prize(1) was given out this week for these same mind-boggling experiments I am extrapolating on (entangled particles). We will be able to hear the moon, sonify crystals, and see and feel the speed of light.
Another main focus is the work of astrophysicist Jocelyn Burnell. (2.)
Special Related Events:
Gallery talk Saturday December 10, 3:00 a live in person in the gallery WITH KAREN MARCELO …..
Also live streamed! via dorkbot san francisco
People doing strange things with electricity
http://dorkbotsf.org/
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Performance:
Saturday, January 28, 2023, 3-4P.M.
Closing event robot, sound machine performance with Bryan Day.
http://www.bryanday.net/bio.php
Telematic Media Arts is pleased to present Galactic Scale Inquiries into the Nature of the Cosmos, an exhibition of robotics, lasers, and sensor-based systems by San Francisco artist Kal Spelletich. In this body of work, Spelletich responds as an artist to science’s extraordinary, transformative contributions to visual culture and knowledge. Reconstructing scientific tools and experiments with light, stones, sound, metal, video, and machines, his kinetic sculptures and installations explore the sublime dimensions and durations of astronomy, geology, and physics. He highlights their explosion of experience’s everyday parameters, evoking wonder in the face of nature and raising the question of our place in the universe. At a time when the authority of science has been crudely dismissed and critical thinking has given way to groundless conspiracy theories, Spelletich explores fundamental scientific discoveries and the weight of their hold on the world. The project is rooted in the history of science, drawing inspiration from the ancient figures of Pythagoras and Gan De; the early modern Leonardo, Newton, and Galileo; and the underappreciated heroes of 20th-Century astronomy and astrophysics, Jocelyn Burnell and Vera Rubin, among others. At the same time, Spelletich’s work emphasizes the fact – revealed by the recent rise of misinformation — that the authority of science is not sustained by science itself, but rather depends upon a collective, social commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and the truth. His kinetic sculptures and installations are interactive. They respond to the physical presence of bodies in space, and they require the audience to engage them. In this way, the show is political, sparking minds and activating audiences by engaging them in a reflective practice that bridges art, science, social consciousness – even philosophy – in the pursuit of a shared understanding.
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There will be robots, photographic prints, sound summoning apparati, a bronze casting of the moon, drawings, a laser carved image/object of an astrolabe to name a few of said inquiries.
The laser carving of the astrolabe is a limited edition of 10
Priced for my friends at $300.00. (see enclosed picture below #4)
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- https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2022/press-release/
On Oct. 4, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger had won for “groundbreaking experiments using quantum states, where two particles behave like a single unit even when they are separated.” The academy noted that these experiments, which built upon the 1960s research of John Stewart Bell, cleared the way for new technology such as quantum computers. Two days later, Scientific American published an in-depth article that explained how these quantum experiments proved “the universe is not locally real.” - Burnell Is responsible for one of the most important astrophysics discoveries of the 20th century: the radio pulsar. The discovery, which she made as a graduate student, earned a Nobel Prize in 1974. And it could one day form the basis of a “galactic positioning system” for navigating outside our solar system. But Bell Burnell didn’t collect the Nobel. Instead, the award went to her supervisor at the University of Cambridge, Antony Hewish. She is now recognized as the pioneer who made this breakthrough discovery.
-We are here for such a short time, don’t waste that time-
Kal Spelletich's Art 