Touch Me
Lights Installation
Duration: 10 hours
Friday, 07 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Saturday, 08 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Sunday, 09 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Monday, 10 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Wednesday, 12 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Thursday, 13 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Friday, 14 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Saturday, 15 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00 2018-12-07T10:00:00.000Z | Foyer Installations
Saturday, 08 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Sunday, 09 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Monday, 10 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Wednesday, 12 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Thursday, 13 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Friday, 14 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00
Saturday, 15 December 2018 | 10:00 > 20:00 2018-12-07T10:00:00.000Z | Foyer Installations
Please, Touch me. Unlike other artworks that we are advised to keep distance, this sculpture invites you to touch it.
With reference to the ancient cycladic idols, this black head is standing dark, like an extraterrestrial visitor, waiting for an encounter.
In response, it will emit cold blue and violet light through hundred optical fibers that are fitted in its surface.
At the same time a soundscape will be generated based on the movements of the hands that are touching the sculpture.
As the visitors interacts and get connected with the artwork, a special algorithm is calculating the amount of engagement and transforms the lights to warmer red and orange colors.
“Touch me” is a metaphor on human and technology relationship.
It is trying to explore the difficulties of human-machine interaction.
A simple interaction like touch is sometimes very difficult to achieve.
People may hesitate to touch the sculpture (especially in a gallery-exhibition environment). When they finally do it, some may feel uncomfortable by the sculpture reaction and other may feel attracted and charmed.
After so many interactive devices that surround us in everyday life, how used are we in a human-machine interaction?
With reference to the ancient cycladic idols, this black head is standing dark, like an extraterrestrial visitor, waiting for an encounter.
In response, it will emit cold blue and violet light through hundred optical fibers that are fitted in its surface.
At the same time a soundscape will be generated based on the movements of the hands that are touching the sculpture.
As the visitors interacts and get connected with the artwork, a special algorithm is calculating the amount of engagement and transforms the lights to warmer red and orange colors.
“Touch me” is a metaphor on human and technology relationship.
It is trying to explore the difficulties of human-machine interaction.
A simple interaction like touch is sometimes very difficult to achieve.
People may hesitate to touch the sculpture (especially in a gallery-exhibition environment). When they finally do it, some may feel uncomfortable by the sculpture reaction and other may feel attracted and charmed.
After so many interactive devices that surround us in everyday life, how used are we in a human-machine interaction?
Author
- Yiannis Kranidiotis is a new media artist whose work explores the relationship between science and art using mainly light and sound to create spaces and experiences where both coexist and interact.
He is interested in physical phenomena like the harmonic oscillation, the natural repeatability and the wave movement and also in exploring and transforming scientific data, like the new exoplanet discoveries or the solar wind properties.
Many of his works include motion and interaction where others includes data processing and... - Athens Digital Art Festival (ADAF) is an annual digital arts and new media festival taking place in Greece, mainly Athens.
Being a part of an international art network, it reflects a wide range of ideas and developments taking place in the art world.
ADAF aims to bring together experimental projects of contemporary artists and to promote the free expression, exchange of ideas and creative interaction while exhibiting new media and new technologies application in arts.
Through a variety of creative forms,...