Tron Gallery, Glasgow, 2009

Collaboration with Conor Lawless

Gallery Installation

Gallery Installation (detail)

Gallery Installation (detail)

Gallery Installation (detail)

This was the 4th collaborative exhibition between Newcastle based contemporary artist James Johnson Perkins and Bio-Mathematician/ artist Dr Conor Lawless. ‘Greetings, Programs!’ sees the duo create works produced by playing the classic 'light cycles' game inspired by the 1980's film Tron. This was a collection of 490 of these results and were exhibited in a giant grid system withing a 3D 'light cyles' tape installation.   In the film 'Tron', Light cycles are fictional vehicles designed by Syd Mead for the simulated world of the Tron universe. These futuristic two-wheeled vehicles resemble motocycles and create walls of coloured light. The vehicles were primarily used in a competition between humanoid computer programs, similar to an old computer game sometimes known as "Surround" or "Dominos". Players are in constant motion on a playfield, creating a wall of light behind them as they move. If players hit a wall, they are out of the game; the last player in the game wins.