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Long post warning: Some (many) years ago, @pacomac

Long post warning: Some (many) years ago, @pacomacswiney, a couple of other peeps and I did some experiments with a technique that I have been using for a while now (the one I used for this post).

Lately, I have been inspired by the work of @j.p.romo @deni.kina and @haley_manchon but I cannot draw, so I decided to use the technique mentioned above to produce something "interesting". I found some human figure sketches in one of my favourite flickr accounts ever (source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/taffeta/albums/72157682587693172) and produced these long expo glitches.

You can make some yourselves if you want. You just need a long expo app or a camera with bulb function and a gif (you can download it from here: ernestopena.com/faces). Tag me if you decide to try it!

[XLIX] 1-bit audio-reactive pixels

[XLIX] 1-bit audio-reactive pixels

[XLVIII] Audio of https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cix

[XLVIII] Audio of https://www.instagram.com/tv/CixbucFMWUS/ revisualized

From now on, instead of adding a different colour palette every time I visualize one of these, I will keep a consistent colour code: Red for the right channel and blue for the left channel.

Throwback Thursday: Letters to Gertrude. Animated

Throwback Thursday: Letters to Gertrude. Animated gif and slow shutter app.

Documenting an experiment here. The background ima

Documenting an experiment here. The background image is a combination of three different pictures. The foreground image displays only one at a time by occluding the others.

[XLVIII]: Audio-reactive pixels

[XLVIII]: Audio-reactive pixels

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