Tape Records

Tape Records is an installation created by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, which was commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. I think it’s a unique choice and great use of materials as well as a way to create a data visualization. (Typically, I envision something more graphic.) I think this approach helps to really engage the viewer in what the artist is trying to convey because of its physicality and the sound produced. However, I am not completely sold on why the information of how long viewers are in the installation space is necessarily important or very intriguing on its own. If this project was place in more context I think it may have more of an impact. Perhaps installing one next to each previously existing piece in the gallery to compare which piece viewer are more attracted?

Orbiter

http://www.field.io/project/orbiter#/5
Orbiter is interactive installations were the audience is invited to alter and play with the simulation of a night sky displayed above them. By laying down underneath the image and using small gestures, viewers can “insert new stars into the orbit with unique visual and musical characteristics” While the concept of reaching for the stars sound a little cheesy, I could see it being engaging and fun to interact with. It is made by combining video analysis written in C++, generating sounds in SuperCollider and using Java/Processing for the visual graphics. It was also exhibited here in Pittsburgh in 2008 at the Woodstreet Galleries.

(Check out the link for more pictures, I wasn’t able to embed them in the blog post, sorry!)

http://www.field.io/project/orbiter#/5

Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera
[http://www.youtube.com/user/MediaArtTube#p/u/7/MtHCFkQ_V9A]
The Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera was created by Jonas Pfeil in 2011. It reminded me of James George’s Free Fall App from earlier today. There are 36 cameras within the green foam covered ball, which the user throws up in the air to take a picture and then catches. It is definitely a bit goofy looking and I’m not sure how practical it really is, but I thought the similarity of capturing a picture or video by dropping/throwing an object was interesting.