"Altered Purpose"

I painted and drew pictures of my concept of the future of science, which are microorganisms that have been repurposed into human tools, like bacteria that glow or refract light, or function as batteries.

I transformed these pictures into speakers using some wire and magnets, and mounted them on my wall. I wrote a program to make the sounds you hear in the video, and also play through the speakers in real time. I also crafted 3-D variations on platonic solids/sacred geometry out of the same paper, transforming the flat into 3-D.

The piece is intended for live performance and gallery installation.

All work by Nathan Wheeler, 2011. Video by Max Nova, Dawn of Man Productions.