1. GreenPix – zero energy media wall

    GreenPix – zero energy media wall

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    The >GreenPix zero energy mediawall is an innovative glass curtain in front of the Xicui entertainment complex in Beijing. It acts as a self sufficient screen consisting of color LEDs behind glass panels with integrated photovoltaic cells. The screen is charging during the day and flashing at night. We reached there in the afternoon and couldn’t witness its shining beauty but were nevertheless impressed by its construction. The building mainly houses an overprized seafood restaurant inside – no traces of  the >advertised digital arts space so far. Therefore had to play with some Timothy Leary movies from the >sarcophagus on the mediawall simulator. The last picture is taken from the >project website (and i’m oncemore wondering where they get the blue skyes on their pictures from :).”

    (via etoy.CORPORATION.)


  2. Jan Vormann – Dispatchwork


    This work was done in Bocchignano, Italy, a village close to Rome, as part of the group project “20 Eventi”. The group of artists developed projects for 4 villages of the Sabina region and decided to create a compilation of drawings, for collectors to purchase, and to support this project.

     

    These “art-boxes” are limited to 18 pieces, each one including 18 signed and numerated drawings of all the artists, not necessarily connected to their works on site. One exemplary box can be seen here.

     

    Jan Vormann – Dispatchwork


  3. Volume

    Volume

    Volume by UVA
    (photos above by John Adrian)

    On Friday night I went to the opening of Volume at the V&A Museum, part of the Playstation Season of Culture. Here are my photos.

    UVA have now posted a video (waiting for new video)

    Created by United Visual Artists and one point six (production company set up by Robert Del Naja [alias 3D] of Massive Attack and Neil Davidge) for the John Madejski Garden.

    This is an immersive light and sound sculpture that reacts to presence. Interaction is based on proximity, so without any participants it lies dormant, waiting to be awoken.

    Each column contains a matrix of multicoloured LEDs and a speaker. UVA use custom written camera tracking software to watch people moving through the space. As this photo explains, infrared lights are used to illuminate the area, whilst a high mounted camera looks down from above. I counted around 6 different scenes, each with a distinctive style (the video and photos show a few). The sound fitted perfectly, sometimes subtle, othertimes responding to your movements past each column. The garden is fantastic location for work like this, the water puddles creating reflection, shadows around the architecture changing and sounds travelling around the space. The colour gradient fades are beautiful, and the nicest part was the interlude between scenes. The lights slowly die down, then pulsate with white light and sound in anticipation for the next visitors.

    On show until 28th Jan 2007. When visiting be prepared to wait in line, particular at peak hours, as only a certain number of people are able to experience the project at once (that was only the opening night).

    Here are some gorgeous behind the scenes photos

    Volume

    Related post: UVA at Transvision

    (via Pixelsumo.)

    [tags]light, color, installation, fluo tube, led, space[/tags]


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