DiverseWorks on Wednesdays: Tat2

Presented by Artist Board Member Mark Hirsch, Tat2 is a sound driven tattooing machine. Tracking the frequency and envelope (volume) of your voice, the tattoo gun travels upon a canvas and draws the sound as you talk, sing, hum, whistle, whisper and make any other noise you please. Some canvas will be available to make your own personal sound-tattoo art, and feel free to bring other materials to try—t-shirt, tablecloth, wedding dress, you name it. Just no skin…yet.

Mark Hirsch describes himself as an InterArtist, communicating in languages of sound, film, code, and design to realize his ideas. Through his work, Hirsch seeks to use experimental technology to create new connections to the important, personal aspects of our lives. A native of the American Midwest, Hirsch currently resides in Houston, teaching New Media Technology in the Arts at St. Stephen’s School, creating art, and playing in the ol’ softy punk band Money Bear.

DiverseWorks on Wednesdays is sponsored in part by Saint Arnold Brewing Company and Topo Chico USA.