Reconnect Tembiapo Guasu: Ta'anga Digital Installation by Atsushi Kobayashi

Reconnect Tembiapo Guasu: Ta'anga Digital Installation by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Fiero in Arte Porã Jejapo Competition Category.

FieroArte Porã· 2022

Reconnect Tembiapo Guasu: Ta'anga Digital Installation

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: Atsushi Kobayashi

A' Design Award Fiero Winner in Arte Porã Category

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The Design

About Reconnect Tembiapo Guasu: Ta'anga Digital Installation

Kuatia Moñe'ẽrã: Reconnect ha'e peteĩ ta'anga digital installation, oñe'ẽva yvyporakuéra ñomongeta rehe upe tiempo mombyry ojeikoveha rire. Ko tembiapo omoirũ umi jehecha ñe'ẽ pumbyry (video calls) ojeguerahavaekue ha 12 LCD screens, oñemoĩva peteĩ aluminio ári, LED strips reheve. Peteĩ webcam ohechauka umi ohóva oñemboja upe installation renondépe hováicha central screen-pe, ha umi ambue screens ohechauka yvyporakuéra oñe'ẽva umi ñe'ẽ pumbyry ojeguerahavaekuépe. Ñepyrũrã, peteĩ-teĩ screen omongu'e peteĩ ñe'ẽ pumbyry ijehegui, upéi opavave screens ojoaju meme meme peteĩ ta'anga oñondivepáva. Ko installation ojejapo peteĩ software visual node-pegua reheve, ha oñemongu'e peteĩ laptop-pente.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fiero

Reconnect Tembiapo Guasu: Ta'anga Digital Installation ohupyty A' Design Award Fiero, peteĩ ñehechakuaa prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño iporã-pe ohupytýva requisito profesional ha industrial oñeha'ãrõva creación iporã oñemoĩva-gui. Umi ganador Fiero ohechauka habilidad guasu, especialización yvate, comprensión experta ha capacidad creativa umi creador rehegua. Oñeha'ãrõ Reconnect Tembiapo Guasu: Ta'anga Digital Installation ha'eha creación ojehayhúva, admirada ha estimada, práctica ha innovadora. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Fiero ombojoaju mejor práctica industria rehegua ha oguereko característica técnica competente ojoajúva conocimiento ha talento ndive. Reconnect Tembiapo Guasu: Ta'anga Digital Installation oñerespeta hembiapo cuidadoso rupi ha oñemoĩ ome'ẽ hag̃ua mejora calidad de vida rehegua oipytyvõva yvy ape iporãve hag̃ua.

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