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solarCircus travels to Lake Forest College
SolarCircus will be a featured installation in Tiffany Holmes’ solo show at Lake Forest College opening November 5, 2010. Titled “Life under the sun” the exhibition based in the Sonnenschein Gallery will feature an installation of Holmes’ kinetic solar sculptures as well as some samples of student work made in the... [Read more]
Over forty people built DIY solar sculptures
Though a series of free public workshops at the 2010 01SJ Biennial, over forty people built DIY solar sculptures for the wagon that I pulled in the Green Prix Parade on Saturday September 18th. The DIY solar sculpture workshops were incredibly well-attended; I think I met all the students currently enrolled in Digital Media at San Jose... [Read more]
Space available in toy hacking workshops
If you are anywhere in the vicinity of San Jose, CA in September please come participate in a solar toy hacking workshop called DIY Solar Sculptures. There is still space available. Sign up online here. Below is a little more about the exciting event…hoping for mostly sunny days. Tiffany Holmes will be showing solarCircus in Out... [Read more]
solarCircus at 01SJ Biennial
From September 4-25, 2010, solarCircus will be exhibited at the 01SJ Biennial in South Hall. solarCircus (2009-2010) is an interdisciplinary platform for eco-dialogue about the future of renewable energy in urban spaces. Inside South Hall, visitors can browse a resource library, hack a solar toy, and experiment with solar cell construction.... [Read more]
Holmes presents solarCircus at Solar 2010
I will be delivering a presentation for the first time at the ASES National Solar Conference on May 21, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ. My solarCircus research and practice will be featured in a forum titled “Think Like an EcoSystem – Attracting People More Successfully to Renewables“ scheduled for Friday, May 21 from 10:30am to noon. This... [Read more]
Solar toy hacking at Microwave in Hong Kong
Tiffany Holmes conducted a hands-on workshop on solar toy hacking on November 15, 2009 at the 13th annual Microwave Festival in Hong Kong. The workshop was very well attended and we used the 6-in-1 solar robot kit. If you are interested in trying this yourself at home, it’s a great activity for anyone age 8 and up. The kits we... [Read more]
Collecting energy in my backyard
Today, Thursday was a nice sunny Chicago day and we let all of our solar gadgets loose out in the backyard. What a pleasant clatter. The grasshoppers shook for two hours straight. It was our last day of the summer solarCircus studio. Special thanks to interns Real Chen and TC Eley for all their hard online casino games work in helping... [Read more]
solarCircus awarded Rhizome 2010 artists' commission
Tiffany Holmes was awarded a 2010 Rhizome commission on June 29th to produce solarCircus. The play pokies online solarCircus project is a collection of related creative activities: hands-on workshops, nomadic solar-powered urban interventions, and online performances that explore sun-powered art. Read More →
Circus kits are here!
Peppy orangutan This week, studio interns Real Chen and TC Eley are hard at work assembling a whole treasure trove of solar toy kits. Favorites include the solar live dealer online casino boat, attacking inchworm, peppy orangutan, and solarobot. We are working to create a database of toys that detail construction tips and live action videos.... [Read more]
Solar Sculpture Gallery
DIY Solar Sculptures workshop
On Saturday March 7, 2009 I will be conducting a 3-hour workshop at Chicago”s Museum of Contemporary Art called DIY Solar Sculptures. This short online casino Saturday class is linked up in concept to my upcoming exhibition of darkSky happening on April 3, 2009. DarkSky (2009) by Tiffany Holmes Read More →
DIY Solar Panel
Recycled solar cells I read a great post on instructables.com about creating a solar panel from recycled solar cells. I”m still gathering all slots online the materials I need to try this out but the solar cells I just got in the mail look exciting. Read More →
Solar sculptures scare neighborhood dogs.
Solar crab hacked In my studio practice, I’m exploring the myriad possibilities of retooling existing solar toys into a miniature city that needs only the sun to run. I also am planning to re-stage an homage to Calder in the form of a solar circus to intrigue the neighbors and local dogs. See tiffanyholmes.com for more information. Read More →
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