Open to public: Stephen Kelly: Patch

A new media project for long term installation on the campus of Dalhousie University

After more than two years of working with a consortium of architects, system designers, computer scientists, engineering consultants, and ‘green building’ experts affiliated with Dalhousie University, Stephen Kelly, artist and PhD student in Dalhousie’s Faculty of Computer Science, will install in winter 2013 his technical, systems-based media artwork in the atrium of the Mona Campbell Building at the corner of Coburg and LeMarchant Streets. This project, funded by a grant from the New Media and Audio Artists – Residencies program of the Canada Council for the Arts, is a response to the building’s LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, sponsored by the Canada Green Building Council). Kelly’s research into computer interfaces conducted during his residency resulted in an installation that will respond with light and subtle motion to the digital ‘smart’ systems that monitor and control the building’s internal environmental conditions and energy use. This artwork will continuously reflect the activity, health and ‘mood’ of the eco-systems in this built environment.