NMC Campus Observer

Math, Surfaces, Art: An Accidental Podcast

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Aug 11, 2006 01:40pm

This was not even intended as an interview, but today we just happened to converse online with Second Life Artist Seifert Surface, one of our panelists for tomorrow’s mega-art show on NCM Campus, Artists on the Green.

Chatting with Seifert Surface

For tomorrow’s event, we have a live panel discussion with several artists who work in Second Life. This session will be streamed live into NMC campus via our audio channel. Arranging this has involved a host of new technologies for behind the scenes on campus- a number of our panelists will be calling in to a teleconference bridge, but since at least two are from the U.K., we have figured out how to arrange a Skype conference call with them, and transmit that to our audio bridge as well. A special hard ware device than routes all the audio back to the internet via our streaming audio network.

But how it works is not important. If you are on NMC campus tomorrow, when it is time for the panel discussion, just assemble in the Gonick Ampitheater, and turn on your music channel. If you cannot attend, do not worry, as we will record the session and post in one the Observer site Monday.

But anyhow, today we were testing out this audio technology, and had Seifert Surface, one of our panelists, call in by Skype to Ninmah Ash, while myself and Larry pixel joined via the teleconference bridge. And while we were testing, Seifert gave a nice overview of his sculpture work, which you can find as some of the permanent art on NCM campus, especially in front of, and on top of the Spohrer Center.

This 4 minute audio segment is available as a podcast, just by the happy accident of turning on our recording software while we tested.

Talking with Artist Seifert Surface

Seifert’s avatar is the name too for a mathematical concept related to surfaces and knots, all very evident in the pieces of the sculptures we have on NMC Campus. It is commonly associated with those experiments done with wire shapes and soap solution to learn about the math of surface.

Tune in tomorrow to learn more about Seifert’s art, as well as the numerous other artists who have filled our campus with wonderful works. If you cannot attend tomorrow, be sure to stop by, as the art will be taken down by Monday morning.