Thursday January 16th 2014 – 6 to 8 pm
Three-Dimensional and Interactive
In
collaboration with Jessica Angel, Nelson will build three-dimensional elements and incorporate technological components in order to increase the immersive experience of the installation. Sensors will trigger visual and audio narratives that will invite the audience
to modify, alter and interact with the space and they way they perceive it.
Bio:
Nelson
Ramon graduated from the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP ’12) at
NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, creating projects involving object fabrication,
computer vision and generative visualizations among others. His Master’s thesis
research, and on going project, intersects bioart, sustainability and
biotechnology. He works in various scientific, academic, art and design fields
since he got his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Systems Engineering
from Los Andes University, Bogotá, Colombia. Nelson has been professor for the
Arts department of Los Andes University, Javeriana University, and the Design
department of Universidad Nacional de Colombia, teaching digital and electronic
arts for graduate and undergraduate programs. He showcased his work in the
Maker’s Fair in NYC on 2011 and 2012, where he won the Editors Choice Blue
Ribbon for “In the wind”. Nelson currently works at Big Spaceship, a digital
experience agency, and as a tech mentor for children and teenagers with HTink,
the Makery and Mouse Corps NYC.
