“Vela” pulsar sculpture

Walters, Peter; Davies, Katie

Abstract

This sculpture was created through the transformation of astrophysical data into tangible 3D form. The sculpture was 3D printed from a signal, detected by a radio telescope, which emanates from a distant star – a pulsar – located in the constellation of Vela, some 950 light years from Earth. The signal was transformed through a process of metamorphosis that exploits audio processing, 3D modelling and rapid prototyping technologies. The resulting 3D printed sculpture is a translation of the signal from the pulsar – a 3D manifestation of the pulsar itself, and a direct translation of sound into visual representation.

'Mixed Signals: Re-presenting Sensory Information' at Boston Cyberarts Inc, Atlantic Wharf, Boston, USA. 27 February - 13 April 2012. http://bostoncyberarts.org/category/specialproject/category/atlanticwharf/

Also exhibited in '3D 2D: Object and Illusion in Print' at Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery, Edinburgh, UK. 18 September - 30 October 2010. Catalogue http://www.edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk/pdfs/45essay.pdf
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/sca/research/cfpr/dissemination/exhibitions/3d2d_2010.html

Also exhibited in +/- (Plus/Minus) the inaugural Kohn Joseloff Guest Curator Series exhibition. 8 September - 21 October 2015, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. Catalog by George Fifield
http://www.joseloffgallery.org/on-view/

Citation

Walters, P., & Davies, K. “Vela” pulsar sculpture

• Physical Artefact Type: Artefact
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 8, 2019
• Keywords: audio processing, 3D modelling, rapid prototyping technologies
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/989033
• Publisher URL: http://bostoncyberarts.org/category/specialproject/category/atlanticwharf/
• Related Public URLs: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/sca/research/cfpr/dissemination/exhibitions/3d2d_2010.html; http://www.atlanticwharfoffice.com/files/4913/3012/2311/mixedsignals.pdf
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Exhibition at Boston Cyberarts 16 March – 13 April 2012 http://www.atlanticwharfoffice.com/files/4913/3012/2311/mixedsignals.pdf. Also exhibited in +/- (Plus/Minus) the inaugural Kohn Joseloff Guest Curator Series exhibition. 8 September - 21 October 2015, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. Catalog by George Fifield http://www.joseloffgallery.org/on-view/