sensors – F15 54-498/54-798/60-446/60-746: Expanded Theater

“Sandbox” by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (2010)

aiott — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:25:27 +0000

This piece uses large scale projection and cameras to create interactions between people on different size scales. A camera records and aerial view of people on a beach and projects it onto a sand box (small scale) for people to play with using their hands. The hands on the sandbox are then recorded and projected back onto the beach so that the people on the beach can interact with the huge hands. This was a commissioned work for Glow Santa Monica and takes place on Santa Monica Beach.

http://www.lozano-hemmer.com/videos/artwork/sandbox.mp4

“Rain Room” by rAndom International (2012)

bingruitang — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:05:48 +0000

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Vimeo / rAndom International – via Iframely

Rain Room is an installation art that could also be seen as a “trust game”. In the room of falling water, the 3D camera tracks visitor’s walking path and navigate the rain, so that visitor will never be drenched in the process. The idea behind the work is to “push people out of their comfort zone”, and trying to trust something that has never happened in real life. The sound of rain and moisture feeling in air help create a virtual world that people would have emotional interaction with it.

“YOUARENOWHERE” by Andrew Schneider (2015)

bgansky — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 00:52:38 +0000

YOUARENOWHERE is a performance piece focusing on the topics of quantum mechanics, time, parallel universes, and identity. Performed almost entirely by Schneider, the piece is notable for its integration of LED lighting, pre-recorded sound, live sound, and (to a lesser extent) projected video. The guts of the operation are composed of an army of Arduinos controlling the integrated lights and sound, shown off in many ‘glitched’ moments. There’s also a big ‘twist’ to the piece (SPOILER ALERT AHEAD); in the middle of the performance, the screen behind Andrew drops to reveal another performer, Andrew’s mirror image, performing to another audience, also mirror image. Andrew and his double then speak in perfect unison for an extended section as they attempt to interrogate each other to determine which of them is ‘real’. This perfect unison speech is achieved through in-ear monitors.

Vimeo / andrew schneider – via Iframely