hanif o’neil
It was during the summer of 2004 that I became a member of 1026. At the time, I was looking to start a consortium that pushed art and technology projects in Philadelphia. My interest in the area led to performing as a VJ/video artist, teaching media literacy workshops and later, attending California College of the Arts, in San Francisco.
Holding a BA in Finance and an MA in Visual Studies, I now provide insights on cultural trends, new technology and emerging media for several blogs: alarm:clock, Pop!Tech, and Citizen Gun. More of my work has been published in Philadelphia STYLE Magazine, Sightlines and Exposure, the Journal of the Society for Photographic Education.
Should you have a need to contact me, feel free to do so through the information above (I currently live in London, while I research information policy with the Media and Communications Department at the London School of Economics).
disembody
Catalogue essay written for 23E Studios Project: 23E Studios in Conjunction with The Museum of Viral Memory and Fringe Exhibitions Presents Disembody.
“We are surrounded by a world of antagonisms. Some are discrete, while others are projected outward seeking provocation. There are those of us who seek explanations for these events, movements, and emergences. It often serves as the basis for which we engage, sharing both our impulses and idealism. All in all, this is our “work” in motion; production upon production.”
sightlines essay
“In my experience with the A&F brand whether it has been working for Abercrombie & Fitch, wearing A&F clothing, or writing about the company for this project, I have often shifted from marginalized, to conventional and back.”
habitus
Video still (1), 2006
Interactive Installation
Habitus is signal processing and interactive installation. Using a custom video tracking and manipulation program this piece takes digital output from a discretely placed video camera, and reconfigures it into a live projection showing only the silhouettes of agents positioning and moving through the installation. What separates this work from typical surveillance tracking is its interpretation of presence and absence. Requiring motion each agent is encouraged to interact with the space and/ or each other to generate traces of their own presence.
habitus
Video still (2), 2006
Interactive Installation
Habitus is signal processing and interactive installation. Using a custom video tracking and manipulation program this piece takes digital output from a discretely placed video camera, and reconfigures it into a live projection showing only the silhouettes of agents positioning and moving through the installation. What separates this work from typical surveillance tracking is its interpretation of presence and absence. Requiring motion each agent is encouraged to interact with the space and/ or each other to generate traces of their own presence.