Keny Marshall - The Asynchronous Array - Opening Reception September 10, 2010

The Asynchronous Array
Keny Marshall
Opening Reception Friday, Sept. 10, 6-10pm
Good Citizen Gallery
Sept. 10 - Oct. 9, 2010
Good Citizen will be hosting The Asynchronous Array, an installation of kinetic work by Pittsburgh based artist Keny Marshall. Marshall utilizes electric motors, surplus equipment, and scrap hardware for hand built kinetic/robotic devices that investigate the relationship between humans and technology. His installations, with their transparent inner workings, act in sharp contrast to the increasing invisibility of our current technology.
For The Asynchronous Array, Marshall will be creating a habitat for small homemade sound emitting electronic devices. The robotic devices will interact with each other using a set of simple rules as a guideline for behavior. However, when an observer approaches these devices, they will have a direct impact upon them, interacting with the system as a whole. A synchronous system in computer architecture typically consists of operations under a strict centralized control. Allowing human interaction as a determining factor for behavior, The Asynchronous Array will follow a system more closely related to the human world. A system consisting of a reactive jumble of inputs and outputs, each vying for your attention, with direct impact upon one another.
Keny Marshall is currently the Deputy Director of Museum Operations for Phil Fraley Productions, where he manages a diverse group of artists and preparators in the fabrication, installation, and rigging of large-scale natural history museum exhibitions. Prior to this position he was an Exhibits Designer/ Museum Artist at the Pittsburgh Children's Museum. His work has also been featured at SPACE Gallery and The Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh and The national Ornamental Metals Museum in Memphis. He received his MFA from LSU in 1998 after completing his BFA at UT, Knoxville. A sampling of his past work can be seen at
http://sites.google.com/site/kenymarshall/