Troika: Digital Zoetrope 2008
In this exhibit, a bespoke computer programme controls the pulsing light emitted from the centre of the zoetrope, making the fractured typeface (broken into verticals, horizontals and diagonals which merge into letters and words at speed) readable.
The text relates to individual experiences of living in London and is repeated around the circumference of the zoetrope. Some Examples:
What is a zoetrope?
- zoetrope
–noun
a device for giving an illusion of motion, consisting of a slitted drum that, when whirled, shows a succession of images placed opposite the slits within the drum as one moving image. - Origin: 1867, lit. "wheel of life," from Gk. zoe "life" + trope "turn"
Having looked up the definition and origin of the word 'zoetrope', I am inspired by how the exhibit is almost directly literal to the origin of the word translated as 'wheel of life', as the sentences that become readable are all individual experiences of living in London, repeated around a wheel.
The Troika exhibit was probably one of my favourites as I found it quite memorising to watch and intriguing as you wait for the words to appear. Also, it works quite well with my initial idea of repetition and code.
Lia: Arcs 21 2009
The arcs that build up over time on the screen are a set of pre-determined programming rules. Once the screen is filled with arcs, the screen becomes blank and a new set of arcs are restarted by the programme.
What I like about this piece is that the individual arcs layer over one another and gradually build up over time leading the colour to continuously intensify. I also like how many of the arcs are quite discreet at developing and it's only when you look closely that you can see them appearing.
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