Reconnect Digital kunstinstallasjon by Atsushi Kobayashi

Jern Kunst · 2022

Reconnect Digital kunstinstallasjon

by Atsushi Kobayashi

A' Design Award i Jern 2022 in Kunst
CLIENT: Atsushi Kobayashi
Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,418
Verification code 2D40C09242 · Verify this award

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About Reconnect Digital kunstinstallasjon

Reconnect er en digital kunstinstallasjon om menneskelig kommunikasjon etter en periode med liv på avstand. Verket kombinerer opptak av videosamtaler med tolv LCD-skjermer montert i en aluminiumsramme med LED-lysstriper. Et webkamera viser ansiktet til den besøkende som står foran installasjonen på den sentrale skjermen, mens de andre skjermene viser personer som snakker i opptatte samtaler. I begynnelsen kjører hver skjerm en egen samtale, før alle skjermene gradvis smelter sammen til ett samlet bilde. Installasjonen ble programmert med nodebasert visuell programvare og styrt av én bærbar datamaskin.

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Reconnect Digital kunstinstallasjon er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Reconnect Digital kunstinstallasjon forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Reconnect Digital kunstinstallasjon respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.

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.