Digital r/p/m proposition: four virtual exhibitions
Paul Cullen Archive welcomes the opportunity to launch Digital r/p/m as part of Huarere: Weather Eye, Weather Ear at Te Tuhi as a contribution to the World Weather Network (2022–2023).
This interactive, virtual project realises a speculative proposal made by artist Paul Cullen in 2011 to install works from his r/p/m (revolutions per minute) series around the world at sites of scientific observation of planetary and atmospheric forces. Cullen proposed situating works at five locations, including the Eise Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker, the Netherlands; the Octagon Room in the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England; Musick Memorial Radio Station on Naupata Reserve, Aotearoa; Linnaeus Garden in Uppsala, Sweden; and the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. The artist initially presented these propositions as a series of interchangeable gatefold covers wrapping the publication Paul Cullen: r/p/m, published by split/fountain in 2011.
For Digital r/p/m, the Paul Cullen Archive has drawn on the instructional notes and diagrams provided by the artist on the r/p/m publication covers to realise four virtual installations: PLANETARIUM, OCTAGON ROOM, MUSICK and LINNAEUS. Using LiDAR and photogrammetry, the archive has created 3D models of artworks in Cullen's former studio and collaborated with offshore creatives to realise scans of international locations. These elements congregate in the open-source platform Mozilla Hubs.
Visit individual Digital r/p/m proposition pages for more information, including the artist's concept and drawings, documentation of the virtual installations and Mozilla Hubs room links.
Digital r/p/m virtual installations are now open
Proposition #1: PLANETARIUM – Hubs room open
Proposition #2: OCTAGON ROOM – Hubs room open
Proposition #3: MUSICK – Hubs room open
Proposition #4: LINNAEUS – Hubs room open
r/p/m propositions 1–5
Credits and Acknowledgements