META 2014

The META 2014 Award for Technological Innovation goes to Alexandre Lalonde for his art piece entitled The Orchestra. This piece is an immersive music-based installation that showcases a symphonic orchestra made up of multiple computers, or "musicians." The audience takes on the role of conductor or "Maestro," and can conduct the piece using a variety of hand gestures. the artificial intelligence for each computer has a personality, which determines whether the "musician" is willing to follow the orchestra or not.

Finally the META 2014 People's Choice Award goes to Jessica Plume and Danica Smiljanic for their collaboration behind the art piece entitled WTF. This piece is a fully immersive three minute documentary film that explores the paradoxical disconnect between people that is caused by our constant connection to technologies such as our mobile phones and social media. The video is presented in a cube, with four synched screens which discusses the public's opinions and responses to various questions and facts pertaining to social media.

Make. Shape. Change. Check out Ryerson University's homepage, our artists were chosen to represent FCAD's end of year shows highlighting student work! http://www.ryerson.ca/index.html

Check out The Ryersonian's review of our exhibition.

On behalf of the team behind META 2014, our artists, curators and faculty, we would like to thank everyone for coming out last night. By looking around the room and seeing the community of New Media, we could not be more content. Thank you to all our peers, friends, families, sponsors and supporters for all you have done for us. Because of your ongoing support and belief in our abilities, you've made our night a special one. Also our exhibition will be up Friday & Saturday at 11-6, so you still have time to enjoy the projects created by our creative minds of today.

Everyone’s pieces are so unique and different from one another, so it’s going to be exciting to finally put them on display. Check out our article in The Ryerson Eyeopener.