“Portal Browsing” with James Clar

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James Clar. Output. Fragment of the piece “Portal Browsing” (2020). Generative video, computer, TV, custom software. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the author

Sitting at my studio and working on my computer was recorded using a special depth-sensor camera. This '3D snapshot' of the scene was then recreated as a virtual space within the computer. A custom software program was developed, that places a virtual camera to roam around this scene. It moves along a randomly generated path, to create a never-ending, non-repeating scene.

During the lockdown, we've been sharing more of ourselves through the virtual spaces of the internet, becoming more connected, even as we've become isolated. In this piece, a person works on their computer, within a virtual space, as a camera floats and observes.

James Clar

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James Clar. Camera Programming. Fragment of the piece “Portal Browsing” (2020). Generative video, computer, TV, custom software. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the author

Sitting at my studio and working on my computer was recorded using a special depth-sensor camera. This '3D snapshot' of the scene was then recreated as a virtual space within the computer. A custom software program was developed, that places a virtual camera to roam around this scene. It moves along a randomly generated path, to create a never-ending, non-repeating scene.

During the lockdown, we've been sharing more of ourselves through the virtual spaces of the internet, becoming more connected, even as we've become isolated. In this piece, a person works on their computer, within a virtual space, as a camera floats and observes.

James Clar

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James Clar. Close-Up. Fragment of the piece “Portal Browsing” (2020). Generative video, computer, TV, custom software. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the author

Sitting at my studio and working on my computer was recorded using a special depth-sensor camera. This '3D snapshot' of the scene was then recreated as a virtual space within the computer. A custom software program was developed, that places a virtual camera to roam around this scene. It moves along a randomly generated path, to create a never-ending, non-repeating scene.

During the lockdown, we've been sharing more of ourselves through the virtual spaces of the internet, becoming more connected, even as we've become isolated. In this piece, a person works on their computer, within a virtual space, as a camera floats and observes.

James Clar

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James Clar. Wide Angle. Fragment of the piece “Portal Browsing” (2020). Generative video, computer, TV, custom software. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the author

Sitting at my studio and working on my computer was recorded using a special depth-sensor camera. This '3D snapshot' of the scene was then recreated as a virtual space within the computer. A custom software program was developed, that places a virtual camera to roam around this scene. It moves along a randomly generated path, to create a never-ending, non-repeating scene.

During the lockdown, we've been sharing more of ourselves through the virtual spaces of the internet, becoming more connected, even as we've become isolated. In this piece, a person works on their computer, within a virtual space, as a camera floats and observes.

James Clar

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James Clar. Dreaming. Fragment of the piece “Portal Browsing” (2020). Generative video, computer, TV, custom software. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the author

Sitting at my studio and working on my computer was recorded using a special depth-sensor camera. This '3D snapshot' of the scene was then recreated as a virtual space within the computer. A custom software program was developed, that places a virtual camera to roam around this scene. It moves along a randomly generated path, to create a never-ending, non-repeating scene.

During the lockdown, we've been sharing more of ourselves through the virtual spaces of the internet, becoming more connected, even as we've become isolated. In this piece, a person works on their computer, within a virtual space, as a camera floats and observes.

James Clar