Jamie Allen

How Does Anyone Ever Get Anything Done Around Here

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:04:10 +0000

A time-compressed version of the original A-Team television series, based on a single, personally-memorable aspect of the show. The 98-episode series is contracted to scenes showing the handwork Sergeant Bosco Albert (Bad Attitude) Baracus during the preparatory interludes prior to each episode’s concluding showdown. Original re-orchestration of the A-Team theme recorded with Aby Vulliamy and George Murray.

Resonator

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:52:58 +0000

Resonator (part of the AV10 Festival) is an event looking at resonance and vibration in the context of sound art and related pursuits. An international group of metaphysicians and artists working with sound are brought together for a week long process: talks and discussions, technical workshops, physical building sessions, sound walks and other ‘field trips’ and collaborative creation of artwork. At the end of the process a gallery exhibition is prepared from sketches, models and prototypes created during the week. Co-organised with Will Schrimshaw.

Partners: AV10, Nurit Bar-Shai, James D’Angelo, Martin Howse, Brandon LaBelle, John Stuart Reid, Ann Rosén, Hankil Ryu, Will Schrimshaw, Culture Lab, Kanta Horio

Links: largervibrationalcontinuum.org

CURRENT

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:38:35 +0000

CURRENT is a set of illuminated elements along the front and rear cheeks of a set of 20 beach chalets along the coast at Blyth, UK. A number of cedar slats which clad the huts are replaced with white lighting elements that react dynamically to local wind speed. A wind turbine is installed near the chalets, and this system provides all the energy required to drive the artwork. Co-created with Laura Harrington.

Partners: Laura Harrington, Inspire Northumberland, Culture Lab

Link: Current at Inspire Northumberland, Journal Live

From Here On Out

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:13:20 +0000

A multimedia GPS walking tour of Newcastle city center, with rendered energy and infrastructures layered onto the real cityscape. Actors and physical items spotted in the city are further used to bring together media and real worlds. Commissioned by Wunderbar Festival 2009.

Partners: Wunderbar Festival, Northern Film and Media, Andrzej Wojtas, Guy Schofield, Rachel Gay, Culture Lab

Link: http://fromhereonout.org/

Human Potential (Movement)

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:05:24 +0000

“Sustainability” is ridiculous. A bicycle-generator powers a water pump and lighting system for a plantation of hydroponically grown, edible plants. Biker eats plants. Repeat. There are losses in this system.

Partners: Siggraph Asia 2009, hydroponics.co.uk, Culture Lab

Partners: Siggraph Project Page

Transmisol

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:31:34 +0000

A workshop in collaboration with Geraldine Juarez (2009 Transitio Festival, Mexico City). Participants make solar-powered radio transmitters, with provided hardware and found parts. Recorded messages are broadcast on select frequencies throughout the festival.

Partners: Geraldine Juarez, Transitio Festival

Contact

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:06:18 +0000

jamie@heavyside.net

Culture Lab – Space 8
Newcastle University
Grand Assembly Rooms, King’s Walk
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU
Tel. +44(0)7885412554

About

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:05:50 +0000

Hi. I’m Jamie Allen and I like to make things with my head and hands. These things often involve peoples’ relationships to creativity, technology and resources – and mostly attempt to give people new, subversive and funny ways to interact with all of these.

I work as Assistant Director of the Culture Lab (Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK), where I lead the Digital Media course, teach and develop projects. I am also a PhD candidate with the European Graduate School (Media & Communications).

My work has been featured in a number of media outlets, including Wired.com and The New York Times. I am very grateful to have been supported by international organizations, festivals and galleries, including:

Transitio (MX)
Arts Council England (UK)
Northern Film and Media (UK)
Arts Council Korea (Seoul)
Eyebeam.org (NYC)
The Canada Council for the Arts (CND)
STEIM (NL)
Baryshnikov Dance Foundation (NYC)
Joyce Soho (NYC)
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (NYC)
Exit Art (NYC)
Harvestworks (NYC)
La Société des arts technologiques (MTL)
Washington State University (USA)
The University of British Columbia (CND)
The Tisch School of the Arts (NYC)
The Tank (NYC)
Tonic (NYC)
Vertexlist (NYC)
Chelsea Art Museum (NYC)
Mushroom Arts (NYC)
Medianoche (NYC)
The Bent Festival (NYC)
The Edinburgh Festival (UK)
The Glasgow School of Art (UK)

Teaching & Workshops

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:05:04 +0000

I like to learn and teach and learn and teach. I am currently teaching on the Digital Media Masters of Research course at the University of Newcastle. The course’s activities take place at the Culture Lab. The goings on of the course are right here, if you’d like to take a look at what we get up to.

In the past I have taught at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU, the Pratt Institute of Art and Design, and the Kolding Design School, amongst others.

I’ve been advising people on the uses of online and offline technologies for some time now – mostly for those interested in things like museum exhibits, art, interaction and music. I also design and deliver workshops with people on more specific seeming things like electronics, multimedia software, and other tools that help technologies listen to creative people better. If you’d like to chat about something, please get in touch.

I have worked with ESI Design, the American Museum of Natural History, Argyle Design and a number of commercial design houses on the design of interactive spaces, exhibitions and objects.

ROBO POEMS

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:11:41 +0000

ROBO POEMS is micro-radio poetry, powered by the city. Urban energy siphoning strategies are used to power hidden radio transmitters in the city – sending out messages of forlorn robotic disenchantment by Kingston, Ontario poet/author Corey Murphy.

Partners: Culture Lab, EYEBEAM

Links: robopoems.com