Reconnect Digital Arte Instalación by Atsushi Kobayashi

Reconnect Digital Arte Instalación by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Sumak Ruray Kamay Competition Category.

FierruSumak Ruray· 2022

Reconnect Digital Arte Instalación

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: Atsushi Kobayashi

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Sumak Ruray Category

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The Design

About Reconnect Digital Arte Instalación

Reconnect nisqaqa huk digital arte instalaciónmi, runakuna karumanta tiyaspa rimanakusqanku qhipata, ima hina llapallanku huñunakunku chayta rikuchin. Kay llamk'ayqa recording video wamp'ukunata tupachin chunka iskayniyuq LCD pantallakunawan, aluminio marcopi LED q'iwikunawan churasqa. Huk webcam kamaraqa, instalacionpa ñawpaqinpi sayaq watukuqpa uyanta chawpi pantallapi rikuchin, chantapas wak pantallakunaqa recording wamp'ukunapi rimaq runakunata rikuchinku. Qallariypiqa sapa pantallaqa huk sapallan wamp'uta puriykachin, chaymantataq llapa pantallakuna, allillamanta, huk tukusqa rikch'ayman tantakunku. Kay instalacionqa "node" nisqa base software-wan programasqa karqan, hukllawan laptop-wan apachisqa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Reconnect Digital Arte Instalación A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Reconnect Digital Arte Instalación sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Reconnect Digital Arte Instalación yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

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