Alex May is an artist working with light and code based in the UK.
For blinc, Alex will be using his own video mapping software “PaintingWithLight” to create an impromptu and evolving video sculpture (3D physical sculpture augmented with video projection) using objects and video collected from around Conwy during the course of blinc, in a contemporary reinterpretation of Joseph Beuys’ 1974 performance “I like America and America likes me”.
Alex has not visited Conwy before (and knows very little about the area), so the final video sculpture will be based on his first and true reactions to the environment of the town.
Alex is also showing in Intuition and Ingenuity, the Alan Turing Centenary Exhibition, which will also be on exhibition at the blinc festival..
You can see an example of his work here
Interview with Alex May
