Reconnect Digital Art Installation by Atsushi Kobayashi

Reconnect Digital Art Installation by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award nga Puthaw in Disenyo sa Pinong Arte ug Instalasyon sa Arte Competition Category.

PuthawPinong Arte· 2022

Reconnect Digital Art Installation

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: Atsushi Kobayashi

A' Design Award nga Puthaw Winner in Pinong Arte Category

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The Design

About Reconnect Digital Art Installation

Ang Reconnect usa ka digital art installation bahin sa komunikasyon sa tawo human sa usa ka yugto sa pagkinabuhi nga layo sa uban. Ang buhat naghiusa sa girekord nga mga video call uban sa napulog duha ka LCD screens nga gitaod sa usa ka aluminum frame nga adunay LED strips. Usa ka webcam ang nagpakita sa nawong sa bisita nga nagtindog atubangan sa installation diha sa sentral nga screen, samtang ang ubang mga screen nagpakita sa mga tawo nga nagsulti diha sa girekord nga mga tawag. Sa sinugdanan, ang matag screen nagpadagan og lahi nga tawag, unya sa hinay-hinay ang tanang screens maghiusa aron mahimong usa ka kombinado nga hulagway. Ang installation gi-program gamit ang node-based nga visual software ug gipadagan pinaagi sa usa lamang ka laptop.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Puthaw

Reconnect Digital Art Installation usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Puthaw, usa ka dungganon nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa maayong mga disenyo nga nakatagbo sa propesyonal ug industriyal nga mga gikinahanglan nga gipaabot gikan sa maayo ang pagkadisenyo nga mga paglalang. Ang mga mananaog sa Puthaw nagpakita og dakong kahanas, taas nga espesyalisasyon, eksperto nga pagsabot, ug mamugnaon nga abilidad sa ilang mga tiglalang. Gilauman nga ang Reconnect Digital Art Installation mahimong gipabilhan, gihangaan, ug gihigugma nga paglalang nga praktikal ug bag-o. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Puthaw naghiusa sa labing maayong mga praktis sa industriya ug adunay hanas nga teknikal nga mga kinaiya nga nalambigit sa kahibalo ug talento. Reconnect Digital Art Installation gitahod tungod sa pagkamaabtik niini ug gidisenyo aron maghatag og mga pagpaayo sa kalidad sa kinabuhi nga makatabang sa paghimo sa kalibutan nga mas maayong dapit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: People have lived remotely but it’s getting back to normal life and they start to “reconnect” in the real world. This installation is composed of “virtual” interviews and multiple displays extended into “real” space.
Post-pandemic life won't look the same for everybody but you can see bright faces and positive words in this installation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1000mm x Depth 1000mm x Height 2000mm
LED stripes: WS2812B
LCD screens: SHARP 5.5inch / 7.9inch LCD screen
PC: Mouse computer Next GEAR NOTE i57
Software: Derivative TouchDesigner
Tags: installation, art, contemporary, touchdesigner, contemporary art, video art, digital art
Production Technology: This installation was programmed by TouchDesigner, which is a node based visual programming language for interactive contents.
And it is composed of LCD screens, LED stripes and almi-frames. Each screens are connected to video splitter with HDMI cables.
One laptop pc handle 12 video outputs and LED data and sound.
Design Challenge: The most challenging point was how to output 12 zoom videos to LCD displays from one laptop PC.
I used 2 video splitters and programmed these videos were in-sync. At the first part, zoom calls are ongoing on each LCD screen, but gradually each screen compose one multi-display.
Research: Communications have changed since COVID happened. We are separated physically but on the other hand, we were able to talk virtually through zoom calls. I tried to materialize this way of communication into the real world. I asked my friends to record our zoom calls and they willingly accepted to be a part of my installation. You can hear positive words in this experience.
Inspiration: People are using zoom call and we can see each other on screen. I tried to extend this situation into real space with LCD screens.
Project Duration: This installation had been exhibited for a joint exhibition, "Public Visuals Exhibition" in Tokyo in October 2021 for two weeks.
Operation Flow: If you stand in front of this installation, your face is shown on center screen through webacam. And zoom calls are starting and people are shown on the other screen. Even if they are zoom calls but they are ongoing on actual screens, you will feel as if you talk to people in person.
Team Members: Director : Atsushi Kobayashi
Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi