Performance Arts and Drone Technology means convergence
We see algorithms behind art, and also see programming languages as a way to create artwork. Art and technology are both a part of us, and we see them together.
In general, as a society we tend to think of things by opposition and as isolated compartments: arts or sciences, naturals sciences or humanities, either this or that. Few times we take the adventure of merging different concepts and innovate in ways that bring about new experiences.
The same happens with art and technology. We cannot imagine deep connections between these knowledge domains. However, breaking down those oppositions can be of value if a binomial is to be created instead. We have initiated the process of designing a way to create a new genre of human expression.
Are drones a new form of artistic expression?
We consider that drones can be part of the sensitive experience that arts typically generate in humans. The movements of drones, harmoniously synchronized, are a breathtaking visual experience. Flight paths, algorithmically programmed, offer new aesthetics in performance arts never experienced before.
When you hear the word “drone,” you probably think of something either very useful or very scary. But could they have aesthetic value? Autonomous systems expert Raffaello D’Andrea develops flying machines, and his latest projects are pushing the boundaries of autonomous flight — from a flying wing that can hover and recover from disturbance to an eight-propeller craft that’s ambivalent to orientation … to a swarm of tiny coordinated micro-quadcopters. Prepare to be dazzled by a dreamy, swirling array of flying machines as they dance like fireflies above the TED stage.
These unmanned aerial vehicles are developing the capacity to interact with humans and, at the same time, amongst them, by utilizing swarming behavior logic of agents. This creates fascinating opportunities that challenge the limits of what art and technology can offer all together.
As an expert community interested in technology innovation and arts, we seek to develop and enhance human creativity.
