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Laws of Motion in Origin by Leo Villareal

koibito — Sat, 05 May 2007 14:31:03 +0000

To create this new work, Villareal integrated physicist Issac Newton’s Laws of Motion into his own computer code, augmenting his earlier explorations of rule-based cellular automata programs that were inspired by mathematician John Conway’s Game of Life. By applying principles of physics, the artist has increased the complexity of his simulated worlds. As the elements move within the large matrix of white LED’s (light emitting diodes),Villareal’s encompassing patterns evoke stars swirling in space and at other passages biological interactions deep within the body. Lively interactions between objects in Orign’s matrix generate visual stimuli pulsing with energy suggestive of specific behavior and personality.

“I am very inspired essential questions like ‘How does life begin?’ Villareal explains, referencing both studies in the birth of the universe as well as cellular processes such as fertilization and cell division in his patterning. “I liked the minimal feel of my last show Horizon, here in 2004, yet the experience of the new piece will be like seeing a very zoomed up view of my worlds. Origin’s scale within the gallery will create a sense of immersion, like being in a giant microscope or scientific instrument,” comments the artist on the relationship of the new work to his earlier installation.
You can find more about exhibition at Conner Contemporary Art .

Massive Installation Utilizes More Than 40,000 LEDs

DÃ©placements: Blowing pixels

koibito — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:58:04 +0000

This is a work that Manuel Braun developped for his DiplÃ´me Nationale SupÃ©rieure dâ€™Arts Plastiques in June, and which has just been exhibited in Toulouse at the Centre rÃ©gional dâ€™initiatives pour lâ€™art contemporain. It is a 5 x 5 pixel array made out of computer fans. Each fan represents one pixel which together make a very singular display.

DÃ©placements consists of 24 computer case fans forming a rectangle. Each fan is a â€œpixelâ€, its number of revolutions and the intensity of the light of its LED change according to the level of gray corresponding to the pixel of reference.

This screen of fans is controlled by a computer simulating a cellular automaton entitled The game of life (devised by John Horton Conway in 1970). In this mathematical model, each fan is a cell.

Video. A work developed at the Aix-en-Provence School of Art.
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Cell Phone Disco – playful experimental installation

koibito — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:57:32 +0000

Cell Phone Disco is a playful experimental installation made out of flashing cells. By multiplication of a mobile phone gadget, only slightly altered consumer product, we created a space to experience the invisible body of the mobile phone.

Flashing cells basically consist of one or more LEDs, battery and a sensor that detects electromagnetic (EM) radiation transmitted by an active mobile phone. When the sensor detects EM waves it sets off the LEDs to flash for a couple of seconds. In general the flashing cells are enclosed in a plastic casing on a strap and sold as a fashion accessory for a mobile phone.

The Cell Phone Disco installation has two parts:
MOBILE AURA Flashing cells with sensors of higher sensitivity are used to detect electromagnetic radiation of active mobile phone in a range of approximately a meter. This way a sort of aura appears around the phone, revealing a part of itâ€™s invisible body.While the user moves around talking on his phone, this aura follows the conversation as a light shadow through the space.
MOBILE DRAWINGMuch less sensitive cells are used to create a canvas for an inkless marker. The LEDs get activated only by an extreme proximity of the electromagnetic source. Moving the phone close to the cells therefore leaves a trace of light, an temporary electromagnetic drawing.

Massive Installation Utilizes More Than 40,000 LEDs