Hello. We're artists working through collaborative social practice and creative research to understand the ways in which locality is shaped and enacted in the city.

Kevin Cyr’s Camper Bike

Kevin Cyr's Camper-Bike

While camping can be an amazing experience, it usually involves some degree of planning to be successful. Imagine if you could camp on a whim without using a vehicle to haul heavy camping gear to your destination. Kevin Cyr, a Boston-based artist, created a functional camper bike back in April of last year. Even if the camper is too heavy to pull long distances, its creation still suggests that we may benefit from rethinking location permanence and our true material needs for survival.

Read the rest of this entry »

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • del.icio.us

Tagged:

↑ up


LightLane Prototype

Josh wrote about the LightLane project a while back, and skepticism aside, it seems as though the idea is finally moving beyond just the proposal stage. The video above is essentially a proof-of-concept, but very exciting.

Looks to me like you need to ride really, really fast to get the trailing effect.

Now I’m anxious to play with LEDs again.

[via GOOD]

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • del.icio.us

Tagged:

↑ up


Light Lane

Light LaneIn anticipation of a time when we will feel comfortable in long-sleeved shirts, I’ve revisited an early BCL discovery: bicycle safety using light! While I’m not too sure how we could use lasers to create images, I have no doubts that we could use them for a handful of other Windsor-related projects. If this “Light Lane” concept becomes a reality, and people do not abuse it, it could prove to be a cost-effective way of keeping cyclists spatially segregated from motorists.

The Light Lane‘s creators, Alex Tee and Evan Gant, describe the project as such: “Our system projects a crisply defined virtual bike lane onto pavement, using a laser, providing the driver with a familiar boundary to avoid. With a wider margin of safety, bikers will regain their confidence to ride at night, making the bike a more viable commuting alternative.”

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • del.icio.us

Tagged:

↑ up





Mailing List


 

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • del.icio.us

Recent Comments

  • Luciana: Justin, that would would be great!!! On the same subject, I always thought the Peace Project from Detroit could be an...
  • Justin Langlois: I agree with you, Luciana … it doesn’t have to be a bad thing at all, I suppose I was thinking about the...
  • Luciana: It doesn’t have to be a bad thing though :) It reminded me of Haas&Hahn and their Favela painting project from 2006...
  • Cristina Naccarato: Such an epic post, Justin! The map turned out very nicely!
  • darren: It’s was back when the star was still printing the paper down there. I miss those days. Was metal letters. I don’t...
  • MESM: excellent lab thesis keep the experiment going
  • Justin Langlois: Ah! Good call on the Windsor Star sign. I should have realized since I knew it was attached to the Star building. So...
  • Justin Langlois: Thanks for the note. I think the audio player should work now… Had the filename entered incorrectly. Enjoy!

Archives

Tags