Reconnect Instalación de Arte Dixital by Atsushi Kobayashi

Ferro Belas Artes · 2022

Reconnect Instalación de Arte Dixital

by Atsushi Kobayashi

A' Design Award de Ferro 2022 in Belas Artes
CLIENT: Atsushi Kobayashi
Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,418
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About Reconnect Instalación de Arte Dixital

Reconnect é unha instalación de arte dixital sobre a comunicación humana despois dun período de vida remota. A obra combina videochamadas gravadas con doce pantallas LCD montadas nun marco de aluminio con tiras de LED. Unha cámara web mostra o rostro da persoa visitante situada diante da instalación na pantalla central, mentres que as outras pantallas mostran persoas falando en chamadas gravadas. Ao principio, cada pantalla reproduce unha chamada separada, e logo todas as pantallas van formando gradualmente unha imaxe combinada. A instalación foi programada con software visual baseado en nodos e xestionada por un único portátil.

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Reconnect Instalación de Arte Dixital gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Reconnect Instalación de Arte Dixital sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Reconnect Instalación de Arte Dixital é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Press Kit

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.