Byeong Sam Jeon
ABSTRACT
Telematic Drum Circle is an interdisciplinary art project combining telecommunications, robotics, human-computer interaction, and improvisational music. The project explores the rupture of deeper communication in the technology-mediated world and addresses the issue of global harmony by sharing participants' rhythmical spirit produced through the telematic live drum ensemble. It consists of two main components: a set of 16 robotic drums arranged in an installation space and an interactive web site networked with these drums. Each drum is representative of a geo-cultural region. Regardless of age, sex, religion, race, and culture, we all have a universal rhythm: our heartbeats. The drum is an instrument of rhythm, and I believe it can stand in for a person's heart. The heart-to-heart communication expressed on drums cuts through all the differences and blurs the boundaries. By tapping the computer keyboard while at the web site, participants around the world can remotely play the robotic instruments together, while watching a live streaming video of their ensemble broadcast online at www.TelematicDrumCircle.net.
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- Telematic Drum Circle
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