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To know about which I speak, you must, you must, you MUST check this out:
"We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, LEDs and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts. "
Whether or not they meant this as a simple commercial stunt (I think I noticed samsung in there somewhere), these BAAstuds may have really stumbled upon a truly unique outlet of expression. They use the formations of these sheep to mimic other known entities- the "Pong" formation, and the fountains/fireworks. They even take it out of context to create a Mona Lisa image from their lights. (Srsly, how do they do that?)
In my opinion, the most poetic thing about this is that their medium, their method of delivery, was the age-old technique of sheepherding. Trained sheep herders used dogs through their vocal commands to direct these groups of animals to these unique ends. Its Art that is not only modern for media (LED lights, digital video) but in parallel also drawing on one of the oldest survival techniques and professions of their ancestry.
To me, this is art. What about you?
(Thanks to Steve Lenti for your introduction to this material.)
Those BAAstuds
Extreme sheep art? well - yeah its been done. But would you call it Art?
Sheep Herding as art? Taking old traditions and applying new light.
"We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, LEDs and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts. "
Whether or not they meant this as a simple commercial stunt (I think I noticed samsung in there somewhere), these BAAstuds may have really stumbled upon a truly unique outlet of expression. They use the formations of these sheep to mimic other known entities- the "Pong" formation, and the fountains/fireworks. They even take it out of context to create a Mona Lisa image from their lights. (Srsly, how do they do that?)
In my opinion, the most poetic thing about this is that their medium, their method of delivery, was the age-old technique of sheepherding. Trained sheep herders used dogs through their vocal commands to direct these groups of animals to these unique ends. Its Art that is not only modern for media (LED lights, digital video) but in parallel also drawing on one of the oldest survival techniques and professions of their ancestry.
To me, this is art. What about you?
(Thanks to Steve Lenti for your introduction to this material.)
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