Dymaxion Map: Fuller Projection
Live performance by BEEP at the Earth Day Art Model Telematic Festival
Earth Day, April 22, 2022
About
“Spaceship Earth, popularized in the mid-60's, was used Buckminster Fuller in the context of his primary concern- a vision for comprehensive planetary planning that resulted in new strategies intended to enable all of humanity to live with freedom, comfort and dignity, without negatively impacting the earth’s ecosystems or regenerative ability. He emphasized that the technology and know-how already exists, so that humanity can successfully surmount global challenges. Although, Spaceship Earth was often employed as a rhetoric device to emphasize the common plight of mankind and life, treating it as such would negate the rich meaning which this term has come to hold over time.The "Air-Ocean Projection" also known as the “Dymaxion Map” was created by Fuller in the 1940s.”“The revolutionary projection is the only flat map of the entire surface of the Earth which reveals our planet as one island in one ocean, without any visually obvious distortion of the relative shapes and sizes of the land areas, and without splitting any continents. Fuller’s view was that given a way to visualize the whole planet with greater accuracy, we humans will be better equipped to address challenges as we face our common future aboard Spaceship Earth.” Performers use Fuller’s Dymaxion Map as a graphic score in an improvised live telematic concert event.- Buckminster Fuller Institute, Spaceship Earth
Adam Vidiksis is a drummer and composer based in Philadelphia who explores social structures, science, and the intersection of humankind with the machines we build. His music examines technological systems as artifacts of human culture, acutely revealed in the slippery area where these spaces meet and overlap—a place of friction, growth, and decay. Critics have called his music “mesmerizing”, “dramatic”, “striking” (Philadelphia Weekly), “notable”, “catchy” (WQHS), “magical” (Local Arts Live), and “special” (Percussive Notes), and have noted that Vidiksis provides “an electronically produced frame giving each sound such a deep-colored radiance you could miss the piece's shape for being caught up in each moment” (Philadelphia Inquirer). His work is frequently commissioned and performed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia in recitals, festivals, and major academic conferences. Vidiksis’s music has won numerous awards and grants, including recognition from the Society of Composers, Inc., the American Composers Forum, New Music USA, NEA, Chamber Music America, and ASCAP. His works are available through HoneyRock Publishing, EMPiRE, New Focus, PARMA Ravello, Fuzzy Panda, Scarp, and SEAMUS Records. Vidiksis recently served as composer in residence for the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and was selected by the Japan-US Friendship Commission to serve as a Nichi Bei Collaborator Artist during the 2020 Olympics in Japan. Vidiksis is Assistant Professor of music technology at Temple University, President and founding member of SPLICE Music. He performs in SPLICE Ensemble and the Miller-Vidiksis-Wells trio, conducts Ensemble N_JP, and directs the Temple Composers Orchestra and BEEP.
The Boyer College Electroacoustic Ensemble Project—BEEP—is a group for electroacoustic music creation in a collaborative environment. Founded in 2013 by Dr. Adam Vidiksis at Temple University, BEEP embraces a variety of aesthetics and styles, from EDM to the classical avant garde. We function in varied modalities: from a laptop orchestra, to fusion of computers and traditional instruments, to an electronic music band. Our main goal as an ensemble is to explore new musical paths and new technologies by uniting people of varying and complimentary skill sets in the discovery of new possibilities of creating sound. BEEP has been featured at the ICMC in Daegu, South Korea, SEAMUS, the New York Electronic Arts Festival, and was the headlining band at the Andy Warhol exhibition opening at the M WOODS contemporary art gallery in Beijing, China. The group has collaborated with renowned artists such as Nicholas Isherwood, Toshimaru Nakamura, Dan Blacksberg, and Susan Alcorn. BEEP regularly performs at venues around the Philadelphia area.
About the Festival
Earth Day Art Model is a global telematic and media event held on International Earth Day. The festival highlights current artistic perspectives that range from scientific observation to creative works of music and intermedia. Over 24 hours, the festival will stream performances and works by musicians, artists, writers, and presenters who will connect beginning midnight April 22, UTC. While all submissions addressing the natural world will be considered, the festival theme, Pathways Ahead, suggests expressions and commentary focused upon our understanding of, and creative response to climate change and biodiversity loss. Earth Day Art Model is sponsored and presented by Deck 10 Media and the Tavel Arts Technology Research Center at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
