Martha's Art Works

Locative Painting, by Martha Gabriel

Dec.2007 - "Locative Painting" - locative web artwork that forms a painting on the screen where the strokes are giving by the participants according to their geographical position (zip code). The participant chooses the stroke color and his/her stroke is given from the previous participant's position to his/her location on the screen. After participating, the person receives the painting with his/her stroke by email and SMS (on the cell phone). Each person has his/her moment in the painting and the strokes connecting people creates the painting community exchanging and crossing paths. This art work was created with the support of Nokia and has been presented as invited at Nokia Trends 2007, Brazil, 8.dez.2007. Presented at FILE São Paulo 2008, Brazil, aug.2008; invited at Chain Reaction Exhibition 2008, Skopje, Macedonia, 2008; 7 ART Exposição EntreMeio, Museu Nacional Brasilia, 2008.


Skindoscope version SL, by Martha Gabriel

Jul.2007 - "SKINdoscopeSL" - Second Life version of the SKINdoscope artwork (see concepts in the work below), where the kaleidoscope is formed by the leaves of a tree. Each avatar who interacts creates a leaf with his/her skin color and each 10 leaves created causes the tree to produce a coin of L$ 1,00, which can be taken by any avatar who touches it. To participate of SKINdoscope SL, search skindoscope inworld and teleport yourself, or just click here.
(See video on-line). Exhibited at Visionary Landscapes, ELO Conference 2008, US, may.2008; ISEA 2008 International Symposium on Electronic Art (as artistic presentation), Singapore, jul.2008.

Skindoscope, by Martha Gabriel

Mar.2007 - "SKINdoscope" - Web-art work that focus on the poetics of alterity - the game of identity and alterity. Based on interactors' data (skin color, name, city, country, gender, height and weight) the work creates different visual kaleidoscopes intending to cause reflection about people's differences and similarities. Presented at FILE Festival 2007, Brazil, aug.2007; FILE Festival Rio 2008 & FILE Symposium Rio 2008, Brazil, mar.2008; IV Media Arts - Festival de La Imagen - Colombia, apr.2008; Visionary Landscapes, ELO Conference 2008, US, may.2008; (http://www.skindoscope.com.br)

Digital Oracles, by Martha Gabriel

Mar.2006 - "Digital Oracles" - Web-art work that raises questions and thinking about the search engines power and influence in our lives. Presented at Filler Project, Brazil, apr.2006; Upgrade!Boston, Boston, US, Jul.2006; FILE Festival 2006, Brazil, aug.2006; FILE Festival Rio 2007, Brazil, mar.2007; Special Mention at III Media Arts - Festival de La Imagen - Colombia, apr.2007; Soundtoys, UK, nov.2007; Visionary Landscapes, ELO Conference 2008, US, may.2008; Consciousness Reframed 9: New Realities, Being Syncretic (as paper), Austria, jul.2008(http://www.digitaloracles.com.br/)

Community of Words

Jul.2005 - "Community of Words" - Web-art work using the emergence theory in a community of words. Work developed in joint by Silvia Laurentiz and Martha Carrer Cruz Gabriel. Presented at Cinético_Digital - Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; FILE Festival 2005, Brazil, nov.2005; FILE Festival Rio 2006, Brazil, mar.2006; Special Mention at II Media Arts - Festival de La Imagen - Unesco, Colombia, apr.2006; Spotlighted at Turbulence.org, NY, US, May.2006; Consciousness Reframed 8, Plymouth, UK, Jul.2006; Upgrade!Boston, Boston, US, Jul.2006; Sound Toys 2007. (http://www.e-gallery.com.br/cp/)

moZaico de voSes, by Martha Gabriel - SOLD

May.2004 - "moZaico de voSes" (Voice Mosaic) - Web-art work where the interactions happen through any telephone device, mobile or not, and can be seen and listened through the web. The mosaic is the result of talking to the web. Work selected and published at Sound Toys 2004. Presented at 1st International Conference on Media: Multiplication and Convergencies, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2004. Spotlighted at Turbulence.org, NY, US, May.2005. Selected work at 15o Festival Internacional de Arte Eletrônica Videobrasil, Brazil, sept.2005; Honorable Mention at prog:ME, Brazil, Jul.2005; Ingenio 400 - Fourth Centennial of Don Quixote, Spain, Jul.2005; FILE Festival 2005, Brazil, nov.2005; Museum of the Essential and Beyond That, Brazil, nov.2005; FILE Festival Rio 2006, Brazil, mar.2006; Special Mention at II Media Arts - Festival de La Imagen - Unesco, Colombia, apr.2006; Mostra Conexões Tecnológicas - Prêmio Sergio Motta, Brazil, may.2006; Consciousness Reframed 8, Plymouth, UK, Jul.2006; SIGGRAPH Art Gallery 2006, Boston, US, jul-aug.2006; Upgrade!Boston, Boston, US, Jul.2006; res-Qualia, Sept.2006; Selected/awarded at Fiat Mostra Brasil, Nov.2006; Featured instalation at Mostra SESC Rio de Arte Eletrônica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec.2006; Rhizome.org at the Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, US, Aug.2007; espaceSONO at SAT Gallery, Montreal, CA, Sept.2007; Visionary Landscapes, ELO Conference 2008, US, may.2008; (http://www.mozaicodevoses.com.br/)

Free Will artwork

Oct.2004 - "Free Will OR NOT Free Will" - Web-art work questioning the information intoxication and the free will power against it. Work developed with Aloice Secco, Cecilia Saito, and Heloisa Leão. Presented at 1st International Conference on Media: Multiplication and Convergencies, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

interferences, by Martha Gabriel

May.2004 - "Inter.ferences" - Interactive system that allows the study of the interferences caused by obstacles on the light beams, producing new frequencies and therefore new colors. Selected and presented at FILE 2004 - Eletronic Language International Festival, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Subtle Technologies Festival 2008, University of Toronto, Canada.(http://www.martha.com.br/art/interferences)

no war one world

Aug.2003 - "No War One World" - Digital work (website & CD) developed with Aloice Secco and Cecilia Saito, selected and presented at FILE 2003 - Electronic Language International Festival, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hackers International Unauthorized Access Netart 2006. (http://www.martha.com.br/art/nowaroneworld)

Ócio Criativo Website

Jan.2003 - "Ócio Criativo" - Site on the web, constantly updated, focused on enriching the people's idleness, transforming it not only in leisure or productive work, but also in moments of creation. (http://www.ociocriativo.com.br/)

Ampulhetra, by Martha Gabriel - SOLD

Oct.2002 - "AmpuLhETRA" - Digital poetry presented at the "III International Show of Digital Poetry", Universidade Mackenzie, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, oct.2002; "International Poetry Exhibition", Itu, SP, Brazil, nov.2005. (http://www.martha.com.br/poesias/ampulhetra/)

Reflexões no Vazio, by Martha Gabriel

Oct.2001 - "))) Reflexões no Vazio (((" - Digital poetry presented at the "II International Show of Digital Poetry", Universidade Mackenzie, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, oct.2001; "International Poetry Exhibition", Itu, SP, Brazil, nov.2005; Invited artwork to "International Cyberliterature Exhibition", PUC, SP, Brazil, may.2007. (http://www.martha.com.br/poesias/reflexoes/)