Initial Story, Guidance, and Resources: Katy Börner (SLIS, Indiana University) Animation and Design: Ying-Fang Shen (Department of Communication Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University) Soundtrack: Norbert Herber (Department of Telecommunications, Indiana University) © 2013 About The Project This semi-documentary animation visualizes human communication from the Stone Age to today and beyond. It aims to make tangible the [...]

This short documentary (shot and produced by Nathan Crowder) walks viewers through the highlights of Waveforms. The gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter was originally shown as part of Waveforms in the fall of 2011. The work is now on exhibit in the Fox Building of the Meyerhoff Gallery at the Maryland Institute College [...]

“This week on Artworks, artist Rowland Ricketts talks about his work with natural indigo, which he grows and processes according to traditional Japanese methods. Ricketts’ I am Ai—We are Ai project is one of many reasons he was the first Indiana resident to be awarded a $50,000 grant as a United States Artists Fellow.  Yael Ksander will [...]

http://norbert-herber.bandcamp.com Guitar & electronics by Norbert Herber Recorded in Bloomington, IN and Spooner, WI (2008-2012) Engineered and produced by Norbert Herber This music makes extensive use of the Neurogranular Sampler, developed by John Matthias, Jane Grant, Tim Hodgson, Nick Ryan, Kin and Eduardo Miranda at Plymouth University, UK. Special thanks to Ian Vine.

Producer & Lead Textile Artist: Rowland Ricketts Sound: Norbert Herber This work is at the Bandai Warehouse in Tokushima City, Tokushima Japan through December 16, 2012. For hours and location: http://iamai.jp/en/tenji.html “I am Ai, We are Ai.” is a partner work with “Fields of Indigo” (also by Ricketts and Herber), an installation at the Krannert [...]

I am convinced that the future of learning involves making; not testing. It’s time to pick up where I’ve left off with Montessori, Papert, and Ascott: What does it really mean to educate through exploration and how can I add to what I’m already doing?

I am AI, We are AI and Fields of Indigo (IAWA/FI) are two collaborative efforts currently in-progress between Norbert Herber and textile artist Rowland Ricketts. The combined project combines generative music with live field recordings to create an environment that reflects on the themes of tradition, interconnectivity, and processes of diminution and accretion both in [...]

A new work-in-progress

“Baby Reindeer” is a generative music app for iPhone and iPod Touch. See a preview at the Apple iTunes site App in the iTunes Store App web site (details & suport) The “baby reindeer” is actually a toy—the Fisher-Price “Ocean Wonders Soothe and Glow Seahorse.” It was a gift to my son, who cuddled with [...]

The gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter (Norbert Herber & Rowland Ricketts, 2011) can be seen & heard as part of Waveforms, “an exhibition of interdisciplinary art works showcasing sound as the principle component. This exhibition explores, through an examination of creative and artistic practices, the interface of sound and new media technologies. The [...]