This installation has two parts: a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter consists of a low resolution image of a face stored in computer memory chips feeding an audio speaker. The pixels of the image are encoded into a sequence of voice tones. A low-pitched note represents a black pixel and a high-pitched note represents a white pixel, with tones in between representing differing shades of gray. As these tones (or pixels) are emitted from the speaker, they are picked up by the microphone (or receiver) and decoded into a gray level and displayed as the next pixel on the screen. This transmit/receive process is based on sound, and thus noise in the room can cause distortion to the image. It takes about ninety seconds for the complete image to be transmitted and displayed, and then the cycle repeats. Both the image and the voice are of Paul DeMarinis.
This installation has two parts: a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter consists of a low resolution image of a face stored in computer memory chips feeding an audio speaker. The pixels of the image are encoded into a sequence of voice tones. A low-pitched note represents a black pixel and a high-pitched note represents a white pixel, with tones in between representing differing shades of gray. As these tones (or pixels) are emitted from the speaker, they are picked up by the microphone (or receiver) and decoded into a gray level and displayed as the next pixel on the screen. This transmit/receive process is based on sound, and thus noise in the room can cause distortion to the image. It takes about ninety seconds for the complete image to be transmitted and displayed, and then the cycle repeats. Both the image and the voice are of Paul DeMarinis.
This installation has two parts: a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter consists of a low resolution image of a face stored in computer memory chips feeding an audio speaker. The pixels of the image are encoded into a sequence of voice tones. A low-pitched note represents a black pixel and a high-pitched note represents a white pixel, with tones in between representing differing shades of gray. As these tones (or pixels) are emitted from the speaker, they are picked up by the microphone (or receiver) and decoded into a gray level and displayed as the next pixel on the screen. This transmit/receive process is based on sound, and thus noise in the room can cause distortion to the image. It takes about ninety seconds for the complete image to be transmitted and displayed, and then the cycle repeats. Both the image and the voice are of Paul DeMarinis.
