Reflect enero 18, 2012

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Ivan Toth Depeña’s light-based installation “Reflect” was permanently installed in the Stephen Clark Government Center Lobby in Miami on November 18, 2011. Commissioned by the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places initiative, the work illuminates the dynamism of the lobby space and encourages a sense of discovery in the visitors.

This dynamic art work is designed by the artist with the idea of welcoming visitors and employees to Government Center in a fun and interactive way,” said Michael Spring, Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs. “It will energize the lobby and symbolize the County’s commitment to be informative and responsive to our citizens.”

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Libris. Kinetic Installation enero 17, 2012

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Libris.  Instalación cinética por Marina Corach

Liber interior corticis tunica est, libri vivum textum. // El libro es la capa interna de la corteza, los libros un tejido vivo.

La palabra “libro” tiene origen en la raíz latina liber; corteza de árbol, el libro provienede algo vivo, y aunque muere orgánicamente puede volver a la vida de otra manera, al ser leído.

Libris. surge a partir de las coyunturas que se instauran en torno a los cambios y posibilidades que afronta el libro al pasar del medio tradicional al formato digital. Esta transformación deriva en una gama de sentimientos encontrados, críticas, fetichismos, miedos y fascinaciones. Sin importar el medio que se utilice, lo qué da sentido al libro-objeto es el interés hacia la lectura y/o la escritura, si nadie lo lee, el libro no tiene vida.

Sin intentar ser una instalación lúdica invadida por efectos especiales, se produce una ambientación que resalta una mesa con libros en blanco excepto el libro central que tiene una frase impresa, el espectador interesado se acercará a ver que esta escrito, llevandolo a una distancia íntima con los libros y buscará sorprenderlo con el movimiento orgánico que los hace parecer vivos. Así como sucede con el caminar de un pequeño insecto, el visitante se detendrá durante un momento para contemplar y percibir ese sutil rasgo de vida con la simulación de pulmones de papel mediante el sube y baja de las hojas, acompañado con un crujir al unísono de éstas rozando en cada movimiento.

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Libris.  kinetic Installation by Marina Corach

The word “book finds its origin at the latin root “liber” (bark). A book comes out of something that is alive, and even though it dies organically, it comes alive as soon as someone reads the words within.

Libris was born from the joints established among those changes and possibilities that a book is facing, coming from its traditional form to a digital format. This transformation causes a wide range of mixed feelings, fetichisms, criticisims, fears and fascinations. But, it is not the media what matters, it is the interest towards its lecture what makes an object-book. Thus if nobody reads the book, it is not alive.

Not trying to be a recreational installation – saturated with special effects- Libris produces a stunning atmosphere. Open books on a table, all of them showing white pages, except for the one at the very center with a tiny phrase printed on it. The audience, when interested, would try to get closer to that phrase in order to read what it’s written, taking the spectator to an intimate distance with the book. This reduction of the space between them and the book would cause them sheets to start moving at an organic manner, as if the book was alive. Just like it happens when an insect passes by, now the visitor would stop for a second to contemplate and sense that subtle vital signs, not only the movement but also an almost imperceptible sound of the sheets caressing each other.

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Light Painting by Andy Hemingway noviembre 24, 2011

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When a photorapher masterfully blends two of our prime passions, light graffiti and abandoned places, they will always have a place on TheCoolist.  Photographer Andy Hemingway has released a photo series of light painting in an abandoned parking garage in Houston, TX.  Ribbons of light flutter through empty, open spaces, weaving luminescent floating images that stand out against the stark, cold appearance of the abandoned garage.  With a flashlight and some special tools, Hemingway can frame his shot on a tripod, set a long exposure and dance through the shot with his lights in hand.  The result is what you see below, a great collection of light painting photography.

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laser suit noviembre 23, 2011

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Some future designs won’t be as functional as they will be visually impacting, but such has always been true about the clothes we wear.  Designer Wei-Chieh Shih built a laser suit with multiple rows of lasers stretching across the wearer’s back.  The suit will only have full visibility in a smoky environment, so this one is built for the night clubs.

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