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Nonlinear systems - an introduction.

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A Solar Circuit collaboration project is discussed on this page.

For research into nonlinear collaboration, follow this link.

Documentation of a nonlinear work installed in Tasmania's Museum and Art Gallery.

The ongoing dna debate - Dolly the sheep has problems.

Contemporary Polynesian artist sheyne tuffery.

factor 44 in Antwerp, the number 7 modification project.

The human genome project, with links to relevant sites.

In 1513 Leonardo asked a question, 464 years later, the answer is given.

increased airport security inspires art project

In airports around the world, security personnel are often asking camera-toting travellers to take a photo to prove their camera is not a security risk. Canadian visual artist Isabelle Devos is collecting these photographs for a project inspired by the increased airport security measures.

While there have been many changes in our sense of security, this one may be the only one that is unwittingly being documented; a record being produced by travellers on their journey. Devos is specifically compelled to discover what people choose to photograph under the tight parameters of
the situation. With only seconds to consider, is it the security personnel, a travelling partner, luggage, the floor or something else that they choose to take a snapshot of?

From these collected photos Devos will develop an art piece that will address the cultural and social patterns within the images. When exhibited, the final piece will create an intriguing record of one seemingly insignificant detail in our ever-changing world.

Throughout the gathering process, she expects to see patterns begin to emerge in the subject matter of the photos, giving shape to the project as it hurtles along. Devos is certain the adventure will be enlightening and is confident that it will pique interest beyond the artistic community.

Devos is currently receiving photographs and intends to spend several months collecting snapshots (digital and other) and subsequently producing an exhibition that will travel to several galleries across the country.
Participants and the general public can follow the progress on the projectsâ web site:
www.insecuritiesproject.com

Photo submissions are currently being sought through national and international newspaper and magazine ads, internet communities and word of mouth. Devos asks that participants send details such as location, date and destination along with the submitted photos. Any and all photographs taken in airport security areas since September 11th are of great interest to her.

Inquires about the project can be made via the web site at www.insecuritiesproject.com and photos can be sent to:

Isabelle Devos
PO Box 3168
Sackville, N.B.
CANADA E4L 4N8

Isabelle Devos was born in Belgium, raised in Ontario and currently lives in Atlantic Canada. A painter and photographer, she also ventures into performance art and site-specific work. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude in 1991 from Mount Allison University and has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the New Brunswick Arts Board.

She is a currently serving as a Board member of Struts Gallery. Her work is in the collection of the New Brunswick Art Bank and in private collections throughout Canada, the United States and Europe.

 

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