This interactive, virtual project realised 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 drew 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 were congregated in the open-source platform Mozilla Hubs. Unfortunately, Mozilla Hubs was shut down on May 31, 2024, so the four virtual installations can no longer be viewed.
Digital r/p/m was presented as part of Huarere: Weather Eye, Weather Ear at Te Tuhi as a contribution to the World Weather Network (2022–2023).
