Vector Synthesis audiovisuals book

macumbista

Dear EM people,

I'm in the last 48 hours of my Kickstarter for a book on the history and practice of audiovisual vector synthesis (aka oscilloscope music, etc). Please check the link below for more details and thank you for your kind attention!

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PUBLICATION FUNDRAISER: 48 HOURS LEFT!

The VECTOR SYNTHESIS: a MEDIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION into SOUND-MODULATED LIGHT book describes my research into the military and techno-scientific legacies at the birth of modern computing, and how early computer, electronic media, and video artists of the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s attempted to decouple these tools from their destructive origins.

It also presents my Pure Data software library and live performance project which employs audio synthesis and vector graphics techniques to investigate direct relationships between sound and image using analog CRT displays. The conclusion of the book reflects on how the project and the research surrounding it has contributed to the larger experimental audiovisual arts community through events such as the Vector Hack Festival.

Artists discussed include Mary Ellen Bute, Ben Laposky, Len Lye, Norman McLaren, Desmond Paul Henry, James Whitney, John Whitney Sr., Dan Sandin, Steina Vasulka, Woody Vasulka, Larry Cuba, Bill Etra, Mitchell Waite, Rosa Menkman, Cracked Ray Tube, Andrew Duff, Benton C. Bainbridge, Philip Baljeu, Jonas Bers, Robin Fox, Robert Henke, Ivan Marušić Klif, Jerobeam Fenderson, Hansi Raber, Ted Davis, Roland Lioni, Bernhard Rasinger, and the Kikimore group.

The book is 122 pages long, has 21 illustrations, links to several video examples online, and was fabulously designed by Claire Matthews.

I’ve launched this Kickstarter to print and distribute the book to people who have expressed interest, to get them to people who have assisted in its creation, and just as importantly to send them to organizations and schools who deserve one. Your support of this publishing project will help make that possible.

Details can be found here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/macumbista/vector-synthesis-book

Thank you for your kind attention!

macumbista · Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:11 am Post subject:

Twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go on the Vector Synthesis book Kickstarter. Thanks again to all the supporters, this has really surpassed any of my expectations. Final print run will be 500 copies!

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macumbista · Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:01 am Post subject:

90 minutes to go. Thank you for your kind attention.