Trans/pher

 

We are infused with information. Our bodies read and process it, we create it, and our culture relies on it. In a confluence of the words “transfer” and “cipher”, the Trans/pher Series studies the structures we create, as well as those that happen unconsciously, to enable information transfer in our culture – between people, and within our own bodies. Whether through mythology or information theory, our methods for understanding our world have one thing in common – we use our information to construct our sense of place. Nearly everything we do involves our capacity to encode, transfer, and decode information. Our bodies navigate our surroundings by perceiving and decoding photons bouncing off of objects. We understand a person’s speech because our ears can decode the vibrations of air currents and transfer that information to our brains for further analysis. Utilizing and working within these structures, I aim to create artwork about the actions of our information – analyzing not only what these transmutations look like, but also how information can take on new meaning as it changes form.

 

Images #1-5:

Trans/pher Series: Enter, Endogenous
3D printed ABS plastic, Raspberry Pi computer, digital projection, wood, paint, steel
5′ x 3′ x 12″

Video documentation for Images #1-5:

 

Image #6

Me (X)
scrolling HTML text of the sequencing of my X chromosome
See work here: https://www.brianharperstudio.com/me/chromosome-X.html

Image #7

Me (Y)
scrolling HTML text of the sequencing of my Y chromosome
See work here: https://www.brianharperstudio.com/me/chromosome-Y.html

Image #8

Notes on Myself
taking notes on my DNA sequencing, online video
See work here: https://www.brianharperstudio.com/notes-on-myself/

 

Image #9

The Right of the People (screenshots)
HTML5 webpage, time-based media, audio, single-pass fading text (browser must support HTML5)
See the work here: https://www.brianharperstudio.com/bill-of-rights/fourth-amendment.html

Image #10

Brian H. Jones
self published book
text is X,Y, and Z coordinates of the shape of Brian H. Jones’ body
10″ x 8″ x 1”