tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982394211419885078.post3526086618483749386..comments2009-03-18T21:01:10.561-07:00Comments on GENERATIVE CONVERSATIONS: March 5-12, 2009jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433954993798129607noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982394211419885078.post-72256164184385205032009-03-05T14:10:00.000-08:002009-03-05T14:10:00.000-08:00It isn't really a scientific term, exactly, but th...It isn't really a scientific term, exactly, but the concept of "scale" and scale shifting comes up a lot in the introductions people have made to their work. Scientists investigate phenomena using microscopes and other technologies that shift the visual/aural/tactile/time/space scale. Artists have long appropriated these investigative technologies. In our own group, just to pick a few examples, Chris's juxtaposed scales-- echogram and echocardiogram--call attention to each and invite us to consider the relationship between them. Julia's BigBoxReuse (I love this project) documents the scale shift as communities take over nationally-based, large scale buildings and turn them to local, community-based uses. The Canary Project tracks the time-scale of climate change.Carynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969394492460026873noreply@blogger.com