This installation is in two parts: a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitting side consists of a low resolution image of a face stored in computer memory chips feeding an audio speaker. The pixels of the image are encoded into a sequence of voice tones. A low-pitched note represents a black pixel and a high-pitched note represents a white pixel, with tones in between representing gray levels between black and white. As these tones (or pixels) are emitted from the speaker they are picked up by the microphone (or receiver) and decoded into a gray level and displayed as the next pixel on the screen. This transmit/receive process is based on sound, and thus noise in the room can cause distortion in the image. It takes about ninety seconds for the complete image to be transmitted and displayed, and then the cycle repeats. Both the image and the voice are of Paul DeMarinis.
This installation is in two parts: a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitting side consists of a low resolution image of a face stored in computer memory chips feeding an audio speaker. The pixels of the image are encoded into a sequence of voice tones. A low-pitched note represents a black pixel and a high-pitched note represents a white pixel, with tones in between representing gray levels between black and white. As these tones (or pixels) are emitted from the speaker they are picked up by the microphone (or receiver) and decoded into a gray level and displayed as the next pixel on the screen. This transmit/receive process is based on sound, and thus noise in the room can cause distortion in the image. It takes about ninety seconds for the complete image to be transmitted and displayed, and then the cycle repeats. Both the image and the voice are of Paul DeMarinis.
This installation is in two parts: a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitting side consists of a low resolution image of a face stored in computer memory chips feeding an audio speaker. The pixels of the image are encoded into a sequence of voice tones. A low-pitched note represents a black pixel and a high-pitched note represents a white pixel, with tones in between representing gray levels between black and white. As these tones (or pixels) are emitted from the speaker they are picked up by the microphone (or receiver) and decoded into a gray level and displayed as the next pixel on the screen. This transmit/receive process is based on sound, and thus noise in the room can cause distortion in the image. It takes about ninety seconds for the complete image to be transmitted and displayed, and then the cycle repeats. Both the image and the voice are of Paul DeMarinis.
