Artist Statement

WIRELESS EXPERIENCE

POD 2003, is the first installation created for the Wind Array Cascade Machine (WACMI data network. POD is a 64 channel light installation, that uses nearly 3000 Light Emitting Diodes to portray a 4 dimensional portrait of the wave movement of the wind. The wind amplitude of each WACM tilt sensor is streamed to the individual LED pods 1 to 1, with each light cluster or pod resembling the amplitude meter of a audio mixing console. PODS also visually refers to the tali grass and grain of the Canadian prairies which inspired the project. The telematic data is produced by the 64 tilt sensors of the WACM system, situated outside, on the artist’ studio rooftop in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This real time data is streamed over the Internet to the PODinstallation at Kiasma for the duration of the exhibition.

•  Steve Heimbecker.Born in Saskatchewan (Canada), Steve Heimbecker studied fine art at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary. Since the mid 1980’s Heimbecker has made recognized contributions in the development of audio art, installation, performance,and multi-channel electroacoustic composition. Heimbecker’s installation exhibitions and performances have been presented in Canada and abroad.

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The Wind Array Cascade Machine and the installation POD have been supported by arts grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec.