Embracing unpredictability and physical process in immersive art with Georgie Friedman

About this episode

Georgie Friedman discusses her immersive installation 'Dissolution' and the creative processes behind it.

In this podcast, discover how physical prototyping, water systems, and shifting sound and light bring Georgie Friedman’s installations to life. In this interview, Georgie Friedman explores the creative process behind Dissolution , an immersive installation blending spatial sound, projection-mapped video and dripping water to evoke a dark, cave-like stillness. The work was installed at Gallery A2, part of Artisans Asylum, a collaborative makerspace in Boston. Georgie is a Boston-based interdisciplinary media artist and educator. Her background in film, sculpture and digital media informs a practice rooted in physical experimentation, environmental phenomena and spatial design. Listen to this podcast to learn about: Why physical prototyping is essential for immersive media work Creating installations that incorporate live water How projection mapping changes when your surfaces sway, drip and shift Chapters (00:00:00) Introduction to the Dissolution (00:00:33) Podcast introduction and acknowledgements (00:01:14) Interview with Georgie Friedman begins (00:01:35) Exploring the installation Dissolution (00:03:06) Concept and inspiration behind the piece (00:05:46) Technical aspects and…

People in this episode

Host: Robin Petterd

Guest: Georgie Friedman

Topics covered

• immersive art
• physical prototyping
• projection mapping
• environmental phenomena
• spatial design

Keywords

• immersive installations
• spatial sound
• projection-mapped video
• dripping water
• physical experimentation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gallery A2, Artisans Asylum

Books & works: Dissolution

Places: Boston

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