scopic measure #4
DriftNet / a plaything for the great observers at rest
Norimichi Hirakawa
- Date
- May 9 - July 12, 2007
- Place
- Studio B
Works
DriftNet
Norimichi Hirakawa
»DriftNet
Norimichi Hirakawa
A large screen installed in the exhibition venue shows continually rolling waves. These waves, created by computer graphics, are based on data of websites that were originally put up as contents to be viewed via a browser. When a visitor moves in front of the screen, the data waves are pushed aside to reveal a link that connects to another wave of another website.
Literally an experience of "surfing the net" by browsing websites one after another, the work creates a sensation of accessing and drifting on the Internet by actually moving one's body.
a plaything for the great observers at rest
Norimichi Hirakawa
»a plaything for the great observers at rest
Norimichi Hirakawa
The (Ptolemaic) geocentric and (Copernican) heliocentric theories offer different arguments on the relationship between the earth and space. While the legitimacy of the heliocentric theory is generally being acknowledged according to scientific knowledge, it is difficult to gather enough subjective evidence to verify it.
This work is based around an interface modeled after the relationship between the sun and the earth, which can be used to change the earth's (model's) rotation, revolution, and additionally, the axis of its revolution. Such operations trigger dynamically transforming visual projections of the sky and space onto the floor surface. In this process, the visitor can experience the motional changes of celestial bodies that appear when switching between the geocentric and the heliocentric system.
Profiles
Credit
Organized by:
- Yamaguchi City Foundation for Cultural Promotion
In association with:
- Yamaguchi City
- Yamaguchi City Board of Education
Co-developed with:
- YCAM InterLab
Produced by:
- Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM]