pretty lights at the V+A

i was hoping to upload some of my photos or videos of this but unfortunately my mac doesn't like my phone. which is annoying.

anyway... while i was in london last weekend i saw this amazing interactive art work thing at the victoria and albert museum, which you should pop down and see if you get the chance. pillars full of LEDs that light up and behave in different ways when you move closer to them, with very interesting sound design by one of the guys out of Massive Attack, which adds to the effect produced by the lights, which is very calming and serene.
I've taken some photos of the display and peoples reactions to it (which were interesting, especially the childrens) on my film SLR, so hopefully some of them will be interesting, have to wait till i use the rest of the film...


piccie from V+A website, linky

one thing though, V+A claims to have one of the worlds most important collections of photographs, but why aren't they showing them all? the gallery space is tiny, and it was frustrating to see work in the virtual gallery (on low res screens!! dammit i have standards now!) and not see it in real life. Real gallery space is better than virtual, for now atleast.

i also went to cyberdog in camden, not just for the sale... um.. i was researching the effects of technology and digital media on peoples perceptions of fashion and themselves. if you've never been you should go for the sheer fun of being in a techno party in the middle of the day, and all the cool people that dress up as cyborgs. there's also a cool stall nearby that sells jewlery and notebooks made out of mother boards and various computer parts... i have earings :)