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  • A large scale installation which included a 20 foot screen in portrait displaying a psychiatrist under hypnosis describing an environment, a representation of which was then constructed in two spaces beyond the screen. The work focused on the
  • LAM -
    ... form one system to another. The combinations often...
  • The Meadow -
    ... and is answered by another child whispering, on your...
  • Very Nervous System -
    ... control which Rokeby is not particularly interested in....
  • Echoing Narcissus -
    Echoing Narcissus is an interactive sound-sculpture in the form of a well, covered in copper sheet and printed circuit boards. It is a re-telling of Ovid's myth of Narcissus and Echo. All sounds made in the proximity of the sculpture are
  • The Library -
    ... finishing touches were being put on the design of one of...
  • Measure -
    Measure is a variation of the Very Nervous System, using an extremely simple and regular sound source, a ticking clock. (source: http://homepage.mac.com/davidrokeby/measure.html)
  • Not only does god play dice... but he sometimes throws them where...
  • Well, things don't always turn out the way you plan - this project certainly didn't. I learned a couple of things: 1/ Magnetic core memory is very hard to find. 2/ Most people who are interested in magnetic core memory are very
  • Watch -
    Construction of an artificial perception systems, electronic systems that are able to see. Usually, the actual images are seen only by the system, which replies to what it sees with interpretive sounds or music. (source: