Reconnect Digital kunstinstallation by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Billedkunst og Kunstinstallationsdesign Competition Category.
JernBilledkunst· 2022
Reconnect Digital kunstinstallation
Client: Atsushi Kobayashi
A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Billedkunst Category
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The Design
About Reconnect Digital kunstinstallation
Reconnect er en digital kunstinstallation om menneskelig kommunikation efter en periode med fjernliv. Værket kombinerer optagede videoopkald med tolv LCD-skærme monteret i en aluminiumsramme med LED-strips. Et webkamera viser ansigtet på den besøgende, der står foran installationen, på den centrale skærm, mens de øvrige skærme viser mennesker, der taler i optagede opkald. I starten kører hver skærm et separat opkald, hvorefter alle skærmene gradvist danner ét samlet billede. Installationen blev programmeret med nodebaseret visuel software og drevet af en enkelt bærbar computer.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Jern
Reconnect Digital kunstinstallation er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Reconnect Digital kunstinstallation forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Reconnect Digital kunstinstallation respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.
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.
- Patents
- Atsushi Kobayashi, All rights reserved
- Team Members
- Director : Atsushi Kobayashi
Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi - Image Credits
- Atsushi Kobayashi, All rights reserved
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