March 1999
Ho's Sisyphus first piece was recognized by the Science Museum of Minnesota and Siggraph'99.
Starting points for a larger Sisyphus.

February 1999
First paths of a dd, a new machine: plotting and engraving on (and in) 2-6" spheroidal surfaces.
Embossing paper onto aluminium forms. Casting paper pulp into aluminium forms.

Decembre 1998
First ZigZag piece cut from aluminium, and then some others (a2) (a3) (a4).

Novembre 1998
The Karesansui project now has its own new web page.

A new 40" diameter Chengtu (ch1, ch2) has been cut out off an 1/2" steel plate.

Septembre '98
More experiences with a new process on wood, ceramics & glass from the same steel stencil.

August'98
Wood, iron and sand works presented at UCB's Art-Math'98.
Woodblocks to be displayed at Indiana/Purdue University "Science as Art" (December'98).

July '98
h and o finally met. A second instance of Sisyphus becomes operational July 13.
Wyra? and woodblocks displayed at UCLA's AAAL'98.
A Digital 'Frottage' (graphite on paper) has been displayed at the Siggraph'98 Art Gallery with its associated woodblock.

June '98
From pixels, went to steel and did this.

May'98
The sand device has a name: Sisyphus. Sisyphus did another rendering of Max Bill's theme (21) and then dealt with other paths of a freer nature, with synthetic ripple marks in places (22, 23, 24, 25) . Here is the latest travail with the indefatigable rock (26, 27) and a brief quicktime clip (clip1, clip2). Sisyphus knows all about Ho's signature too (clip3).

Proof of concept for Karesansui: a Hilbert curve from start to finish. Ho is currently testing, improving and correcting this green, intriguing but promising device: (11), (12) and (13), (14) and (15). The device is aptly able of finesse with lines as sand mechanics help naturally. In (16), sand lines compound beautifully to build a subtle secondary spiral. Rendering under coloured lights: (17), (18), (19) and (20).

April'98
Initial exploration of Karesansui. on a new medium concept and a working principle by Jean-Pierre Hébert: sand shaped by a tool with stealth magnetic control. This opens Ho's work on the Sisyphus project.

A special project:casting lights, reflections and shadows (9) (10), studies for "Wyra?". Wyra? (statement), was commissionned anonymously for inclusion in Santa Barbara Museum of Arts "Imaging/Imagining Science" show.

March'98
Ho at work: first cut of zzg
Some wood reliefs:
- jatoba: oblique view (1),
- maple (2), (3), oblique view (4),
- with coloured light effects: (5), (6), (7), (8).
Four views of a favorite one (a), (b), (c), (d).


February'98
From the first three months of Ho's travail, a selection of works on paper: (A), (B), (C), on wood: (D), on corian: (E), (F) and on steel: (G).


Statement
Ho is a collaboration between two experimenting artists, born as they met each other's work on the Internet in the fall of 1997. Ho intends to explore new paths in the combined realms of concrete geometry and traditional media.




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