Ian Dunn

I’m really excited to share a piece of art that’s been two years in the making. I call it Algorithmic Precipitation. The piece is built from a custom printed circuit board. In the top copper layer is a city intersection, with a woman crossing the street. An everyday moment from a future that hasn’t quite arrived yet. Across the scene, a downpour of small green raindrops falls from the sky, rendered using a grid of WS2812-2020 LEDs controlled by an ATmega328PB microcontroller. Two white LEDs occaisionally flash like lightning. A single amber LED mimics a failing streetlight. The work is an exploration of what a post-singularity world might look like, where the boundary between the natural world and technology has blurred, and both are part of the same evolving system. Also, I am trying to get better at this social media stuff, so today I uploaded my first YouTube video! If you want to see more of this piece, I made a long form video detailing every step of how I made it. Likes, boosts, and subscribers are appreciated! Check it out here: https://youtu.be/k712ZmR4pAk?si=-9bLeB-qkFdm6Kyn I also have more pictures on my website: www.iandunnart.com. #PCBArt #TechArt #ElectronicArt #LEDArt #SciFiArt #Singularity #PostSingularity #Cybernetic #CreativeCoding #Transhumanism #electronics

Here's a #NixieTubeClock that I made. I just love these old Weston meters. They mostly sin in basements where nobody gets to appreciate or enjoy them. I think they are absolutely gorgeous. What better way to make them useful again by turning them into a Nixie clock? This one had a resistor in the top that apparently needed all those little holes to dissipate heat, so I stuck a Bluetooth speaker in there too. #electronics #clocks #steampunk

I found this Peerless Switch Dial Testing set on eBay a while back. I think it's some sort of telephone industry tool. I gave no idea how it works. My intention was to gut it and turn it into a nixie clock, but I just don't think I have the heart to do it. It's just too cool as it is. Does anybody know what it's for? It feels heavy enough that it must have a transformer inside.