{"id":63,"date":"2009-07-15T16:21:53","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T23:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/artwork\/the-midas-project\/"},"modified":"2021-01-01T23:38:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T07:38:11","slug":"the-midas-project","status":"publish","type":"artwork","link":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/artwork\/the-midas-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Midas project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/u19\/movingfinger.gif\" alt=\"Nanotouch Skin to gold.\" title=\"Pproject Midas\" width=\"362\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nanotouch Skin to gold.<\/p>\n<p>The project <em>Midas<\/em>, uses developments in nanotechnology to explore the space between humans and objects at a nano level. This investigation analyses data recorded with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) in order to visualise the transference that occurs when humans touch a material.<\/p>\n<p>The particle exchange that takes place between the skin and materials examines a scale within the human context, exploring below the cellular level. At an atomic level the body may be envisaged as having no spatial boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>The emergent imaging methods of nanotechnology are generally based on an Old World order of a perspectivally constructed<strong> <\/strong>space. The Midas\u2019 projects exploration of trans-interstitial spaces at an atomic level could provide a reconfiguration of our understanding of perspectival space. Nanotechnology offers new ways of exploring spatiality, while recapitulating the pervasive presence of perspectival systems. The <em>Midas<\/em> project deconstructs, investigates and even maps the challenges of post-perspective spatialities. [1]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style3\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/archive\/midas-images-from-prague-enter-3-exhibition-unsafe-distance\/\">Images from the Enter3 Exhibtion Unsafe Distance Prague 2007<\/a> [2]<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/DSCN0148.JPG','popup','width=2592,height=1944,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\" href=\"http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/DSCN0148.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"DSCN0148\" title=\"DSCN0148\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" \/><strong> <\/strong><\/a>[click to enlarge]<\/p>\n<p>The Midas project, installation at the Enter 3 Prague 2007 presented a projection of a single cell where a genetic algorithm was written for semi autonomous self-organizing nanobots to affect the digital image. Photo \u00a9 Paul Thomas<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/DSCN0181.JPG','popup','width=2592,height=1944,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\" href=\"http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/DSCN0181.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"DSCN0181\" title=\"DSCN0181\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a> [click to enlarge]<\/p>\n<p>The Midas project, still from the Midas installation at the Enter 3 Prague 2007. Photo \u00a9 Paul Thomas<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/DSCN0150%20copy.jpg','popup','width=2592,height=1944,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\" href=\"http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/DSCN0150%20copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"DSCN0150 copy\" title=\"DSCN0150 copy\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a> [click to enlarge]<\/p>\n<p>The Midas project, still from the Midas installation at the Enter 3 Prague 2007. Photo \u00a9 Paul Thomas<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/IMG_0323.JPG','popup','width=3072,height=2304,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\" href=\"http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/IMG_0323.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"IMG_0323\" title=\"IMG_0323\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a> [click to enlarge]<\/p>\n<p>The Midas project, still from the Midas installation at the Enter 3 Prague 2007. Photo \u00a9 Paul Thomas<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/DSCN0177.JPG','popup','width=2592,height=1944,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\" href=\"http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/DSCN0177.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"DSCN0177\" title=\"DSCN0177\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a> [click to enlarge]<\/p>\n<p>The Midas project, still from the Midas installation at the Enter 3 Prague 2007. Photo \u00a9 Paul Thomas<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/install1.jpg','popup','width=3577,height=1141,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\" href=\"http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/install1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"install1\" title=\"install1\" width=\"313\" height=\"100\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a> [click to enlarge]<\/p>\n<p>The Midas project, still from the Midas installation at the Enter 3 Prague 2007. Photo \u00a9 Mike Phillips<\/p>\n<p>[1] http:\/\/www.visiblespace.com\/midas\/premise.html<\/p>\n<p>[2] Images and text from: http:\/\/i-500.org\/blog\/archive\/midas-images-from-prague-enter-3-exhibition-unsafe-distance\/<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2240979&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2240979&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/2240979\">Midas project<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user933722\">Paul Thomas<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information about The Midas Project and the work and research of Paul Thomas visit: http:\/\/www.visiblespace.com\/midas\/premise.html or http:\/\/www.visiblespace.com\/midas\/index.htm<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"template":"","artist":[54],"streams":[17],"keywords":[2157],"decade":[5544],"media":[5547,5548,5546],"class_list":["post-63","artwork","type-artwork","status-publish","hentry","artist-paul-thomas","streams-simulations-and-simulacra","keywords-nanotechnology","decade-2000s","media-image","media-text","media-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artwork"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8004,"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artwork\/63\/revisions\/8004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"streams","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/streams?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keywords?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"decade","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/decade?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"media","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}