I am a generative artist and a morphogenetic designer.  
 My artworks aim at  
 deconstructing the analogue world  
 to rebuild a digital/amplified one.  
 As a designer I create objects, develop code,  
 build installations and change environments  
 with a methodology based on the observation  
 of natural phenomena and its translation  
 into abstract logical synthesis.  



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3D scan - Prototype

Here are some quick captures from a project on digital sculptures. This was an experiment at acquiring 3D point cloud data.
Built in OpenFrameworks and Processing.
For a description of the technique used: http://community.middlebury.edu/~schar/papers/structlight/

Published in February 2010.
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YHILAYY - Jena

Click on the images to see them fully.
Soon the documentary of the event!

Published in May 2009.
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Reharsing Jena…

First day in Jena for the YHILAYY installation.
The installation mounts a 2.2×1.4 m touch panel and a 5×5 m spiral of (pseudo) particles.
Today it was the assemblage and the calibration of the panel.
The installation is opening on Friday May 15th with a performance by Ulrike Haage.
Ingredients: 640 LEDs, 6Kg Silicon, 4L Xylol, 3 spongy brushes, [...]

Published in May 2009.
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Dynamic Antibodi (Moroso)

Study application for a dynamic and interactive wallpaper to be operated by three knobs (w/ Heather Lyons)

Published in May 2009.
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YHILAYY - Test scenes

Here is a first study for the next touch installation YHILAYY.

Published in May 2009.
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RSS Fish - Screensaver

Test application based on QuartZ technology.
Currently it reads the news from BBC.co.uk
– For OSX only –
To install it, DOWNLOAD IT and save the file in the Library/Screen Savers folder inside your Home (ex. /Jakob/Library/Screen Savers).

Published in May 2009.
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Mediafacades 2008 - Pong is a selected artwork

Medienfassaden schaffen völlig neuartige Berührungspunkte zwischen digitalen Räumen einerseits und Architektur und städtischen Räumen andererseits. Noch nie war eine Schnittstelle zwischen der physischen und der digitalen Welt so öffentlich, dass sie nicht nur wie beim PC einzelne Nutzer anspricht, sondern ganze Gruppen und teilweise sogar eine ganze Stadtbevölkerung und auch Möglichkeiten vorsieht „zurückzusprechen”, also mit [...]

Published in March 2009.
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Mediafacades 2008 - Rest-raint is a selected artwork for the O2 arena

Die halbrunde Glassfassade der Frontseite der Arena am Ostbahnhof wird mit seinen 300.000 integrierten LED Lichtpunkten eine der weltweit größten Outdoor-Medieninstallationen sein. Die Fassade ist Richtung Spreeufer orientiert und liegt an einem Vorplatz, der Raum für Publikum bietet. Drei um das Areal weitläufig platzierte LED-Großbildwände fungieren als Leitsystem und Werbeflächen. Die Veranstaltungshalle ist Teil des [...]

Published in March 2009.
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CSS engine project

View the online project at: http://www.mattjakob.com/ex-tempore/

Published in March 2009.
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Oneiric dreams

Published in March 2009.
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The human stain #6

Published in March 2009.
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The human stain #2

Published in March 2009.
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Shooting^2


Published in March 2009.
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Anemic animation #4

  

Published in March 2009.
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Anemic animation #1

Series of interactive animations

Published in March 2009.
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