The kaleidoscope is one of my favorite pieces of glass, next to Carl Zeiss that is. I'm working on developing a way to make images with my kaleidoscope with both still photography as well as video. I collect kaleidoscopes and when one my favorite ones broke I was bummed. Then in this great class I am taking called "Blackbox" I repurposed the broken kaleidoscope and created what I call the kaleido-cam. Blackbox is an ACT Lab class in the RTF department that is a great place to be creative.
Kaleidocam from christina burke on Vimeo.
ACT Lab is short for Advanced Communication Technologies Laboratory. The philosophy behind it is, "The ACTLab is a program, a space, a philosophy, and a community," according to the website actlab.utexas.edu. It is a new media initiative that breeds creative thought and critical problem solving ability. Their motto is "Make Stuff." I particularly appreciate this considering I spend most of my days and nights, not making pictures, but instead reading and absorbing theory and non-fiction writing.
The ACT Lab was created in the early 90's by Allucquere (Sandy) Stone and others. Stone is credited with developing transgender theory and opening the minds of many.
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