Gene A. Felice II

The Algae Society

The Algae Society is a global collective of interdisciplinary researchers working together to establish a new community with algae, as a non-human international research partner. The Algae Society was founded by a special partnership between the Coaction Lab and the Open … Continue reading→

American Arts Incubator – Alexandria, Egypt

6 Sep ’19

Video by Maged Makram.

This international artist exchange program was in collaboration with the American Arts Incubator workshops and project development, ZERO1, the El Horreya Creativity Center and U.S. Consulate Alexandria. The final culmination of this unique project brought four interdisciplinary teams together for … Continue reading→

Phyto Heroes

31 Dec ’17

Oceanic Scales has expanded to include an educational app system that explores phytoplankton as a STEM to STEAM research subject through an interactive game system titled “Phyto Heroes” designed for 3rd through 5th grade students, supplemented with downloadable lesson plans … Continue reading→

The Mobile Coaction Lab (MCL)

2 Oct ’17

The Coaction Lab at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in collaboration with Open Lab Research at the University of California Santa Cruz has collaborated with Maine artist and wooden boat builder, Reed Hayden and the IMRC at the University … Continue reading→

No Plan B

10 Sep ’17

No Plan B is an inspired collaboration between the Coaction Lab and Alison Chase Movement and composer Franz Nicolay. Here are a few photos and a video preview from our events in August and September of 2017. This final version … Continue reading→

FLOW Fort Knox

31 Jul ’17

PROJECT WEBSITE: www.flowfortknox.com FLOW is an event series produced by the Coaction lab in association with the Intermedia MFA and New Media undergraduate programs at the University of Maine and in collaboration with the Friends of Fort Knox. This event … Continue reading→

Chance Operations – {Re}HAPPENING 2017

1 May ’17

Chance operations was a new collaboration between Gene A. Felice II & Kimathi Moore at the 2017 {Re}HAPPENING community art event in Lake Eden / Black Mountain NC. This project was an outdoor video projection mapping and sound performance on … Continue reading→

Geoplanters

29 Jan ’17

This is phase 2 of a project that I’ve been working on that combines complex geometry / plexus 3D objects designed in C4d, with planter systems designed for succulents. I’ve been printing this design on my Ultimaker 2 in a … Continue reading→

The Algae Collaborative

20 Jan ’17

Project Website: www.algaecollaborative.orgThe Algae Collaborative is an interdisciplinary, action-research team comprised of a marine biologist who specializes in macroalgae, two visual artists whose expertise span sculpture and new/intermedia, an architect/planner who studies the social science of sustainability, a marine policy … Continue reading→

Constellations

21 Oct ’16

Constellations was a collaboration with the Theatre department at the University of Maine, with director Marcia Joy Douglas. Constellations is a play by Nick Payne and is focused on love, relationships, quantum mechanics, time travel and destiny. I created a … Continue reading→

FLOW

20 Nov ’15

The Coaction Lab at the University of Maine, in partnership with the Intermedia MFA program, the New Media dept. and the Bangor Water District, collaborated to create a multi-media event titled FLOW – An evening of water themed light and projection, … Continue reading→

Coactive Systems

31 Aug ’15

@ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Fri Jan 30th thru Sun Apr 12, 2015Gene A. Felice II / David Kant / Tina Matthews / Dan Mayer / Nathan Ober / Sean Pace / James Shedel / Leslie Thompson / Wade WarmanCoactive Systems is a collaborative series of projects from Coaction Lab, dedicated to … Continue reading→

Aquaphonic Scales – {Re}HAPPENING 2015

1 Apr ’15

Aquaphonic Scales was a project by Gene Felice and Kima Moore as a part of the Coaction Lab collaborative research group. Felice and Moore created a multi-sensory installation on the famed grounds of Black Mountain College, specifically near the site of … Continue reading→

Haystack: Art Schools Collaborative

13 Oct ’14

I had the honor of attending the Haystack Mountain School of Craft’s annual Art Schools Collaborative a for three years, with a great group of University of Maine Intermedia graduate students and University of Maine New Media undergraduate students. We have had a wonderful time … Continue reading→

Transfluence 4 / HERD

10 Oct ’14

This past Saturday, The Transfluent Orchestra (Gene A. Felice II & Nathan Ober) teamed up with HERD (eve Warnock & Kate Spacek) to produce a new collaboration at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for the Open Cities event.The … Continue reading→

The Phytoplankton Confessional

10 Oct ’14

The Phytoplankton Confessional is an ongoing project dedicated to collaboration with an organism that can’t tell you if it wants to collaborate with you. In this particular collaborative investigation the organism we are attempting collaboration with is bioluminescent phytoplankton. Early versions of … Continue reading→

Oceanic Scales

22 Sep ’14

Visit our full project website here: www.oceanicscales.com“Oceanic Scales” was developed by Gene A. Felice II & Jennifer Parkerwith support from the OpenLab Research Center at UCSC and the Coaction Lab at the University of Maine.Download the full overview in PDF format here: oceanic-scales-overviewOceanic … Continue reading→

Mitehaler – Asthma 2D / 3D series

1 Jun ’14

This project started as a collaboration with Dean David Yager at UCSC, beginning with a series of 2D images exploring the causes of asthma. It extended further into molds made from actual asthma inhalers and then cast from pine resin … Continue reading→

Transfluence 3 (Water) & Birth of the Transfluent Orchestra (Light & Time)

19 Apr ’14

The third performance of the Transfluent Orchestra and “The Birth of the Transfluent Orchestra” took place during the “Bloom Santa Cruz” Event in April 2014. Old compatriots Gene A. Felice II and Nathan Ober teamed up once again to present their … Continue reading→

Justice In a More than Human World

26 Feb ’14

Presented by the UCSC Science and Justice Working Group,UCIRA, Openlab & The Digital Arts & New Media programEvent Report and Collaborative Academic Paper: more-than-human-magnone-felice-murray-v2A collaborative paper / symposium by: Gene A. Felice II, Andy Murray & Sophia Magnone.What are the possibilities … Continue reading→

Bloom

22 Dec ’13

Art / Light / Sound / Performance / Water & Ocean Ecology / Community Spring 2014 – Lighthouse Fields & Santa Cruz / Abbott LighthouseProject Website: http://www.lighthousebloom.com Through a partnership between the UCSC Digital Art & New Media graduate school program, … Continue reading→

Transfluence 1 & 2 (fire & light)

20 Oct ’13

Transfluence is a new collaboration with Nathan Ober. For the first iteration of Transfluence, we set up a live projection mapping system onto the facade of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for their annual GLOW event, focused … Continue reading→

The Turtle’s Shell

16 May ’13

The Turtle’s Shell, was born from the inspiration a project titled Fecal Matters by Helen & Newton Harrison. Their unique solution for Bradford PA’s raw waste and run off problem was to divert rainwater into a combination of percolation ponds … Continue reading→

Plankton Harp prototype

15 Mar ’13

The Light Lab, The Digital Arts Research Center Santa Cruz, CA The “Plankton Harp” is a multi-sensory, cymatics and Max MSP based instrument prototype set up in the light lab in the Digital Arts Research center for the end of … Continue reading→

Dreams of Water Themes

15 Feb ’13

A group show for the 2012/13 DANM cohorts. My piece was a projection mapping installation on the roof of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, filling the surrounding buildings architecture with light and moving images focused … Continue reading→

Dioluminescent Organisms

7 Dec ’12

This is an early prototype of my Dioluminescent Organisms installation, set up in the light lab of the Digital Arts Research Center at UCSC for the end of fall quarter, open studios event. This installation features capacitive touch circuits, activated by touching … Continue reading→

10^10 Blow Out

15 Jan ’12

A sculptural video installation based on the “Powers of Ten” and the work of Charles & Ray Eames, by Gene A. Felice II & David McConville. This was created for the 10^10 Blow out event at the Pink Dog Studio, … Continue reading→

{ADSR} Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release

1 Jul ’11

Early Tests of “Creation Story” with red sand.slipped slip (7 min. montage) from Janice Lancaster, R. Brooke Priddy & Kima MoorePushing the Envelope: ADSR was a collaborative, multi-media art show that I had the pleasure of curating for the Bob Moog … Continue reading→

The {Re}HAPPENING

9 Apr ’11

Click here to visit to the official {Re}HAPPENING website“The {Re}HAPPENING” is a community art event and takes place on the original grounds of the Black Mountain College. This event pairs the rich tradition and history of The Black Mountain College … Continue reading→

Quasi-Equivalence

9 Apr ’11

A floating, geodesic dome / performance space / projection surface, anchored to the surface of Lake Eden in Black Mountain NC and dedicated to the geometric inventions of Buckminster Fuller and his time at BMC. This project was created on … Continue reading→

BB&T Architectural Projection

15 Mar ’11

As a part of the {Pre}HAPPENING event series leading up to the 2011 {Re}HAPPENING community art event, we set up shop in and outside the Walnut Wine Bar in Asheville NC and also collaborated with the “Easel Rider” Asheville’s new … Continue reading→

The Mini-Moogseum

22 Jun ’10

Mini-Moogseum Proposal (PDF) This Interactive, Museum Case / Sculpture is dedicated to the life and legacy of Bob Moog. It was created for the Bob Moog Foundaiton as a permanent installation in the Orange Peel Music Hall. The Mini-Moogseum was … Continue reading→

The Creative Technology & Arts Center

10 Apr ’10

The Creative Technology & Arts Center (CTAC) is a community hub for innovation. It welcomes artists, technologists and designers as they pursue projects that inspire and ignite transformative action.The vision of the Creative Technology & Arts Center (CTAC) is to … Continue reading→

Omni-Present Orbs

21 Mar ’10

A multi-media, site-specific installation on the surface of Lake Eden at the original site of Black Mountain college in Black Mountain NC. This was created for the inaugural {Re}HAPPENING event by Gene Felice & Megan Mckissack. We projected various mixes … Continue reading→

The Moogseum

22 Jun ’09

Click Here to download the Moogseum Project PDFThe Moogseum was my first introduction to the world of Architectural Visualization. I’ve been working with 3D models, animation and rapid prototyping for years, but this was the first time that I was … Continue reading→

The Screen Doors of Perception

31 May ’09

Screen Doors of Perception Proposal (PDF) “The Screen Doors of Perception” (S.D.O.P.) is a three part, interactive, sculptural installation funded by a grant from the Media Arts Project and initially created for a site-specific, outdoor setting. The project revolves around … Continue reading→