Reconnect Instalasi Seni Digital by Atsushi Kobayashi

Reconnect Instalasi Seni Digital by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Beusi in Seni Rupa Competition Category.

BeusiSeni Rupa· 2022

Reconnect Instalasi Seni Digital

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: Atsushi Kobayashi

A' Design Award Beusi Winner in Seni Rupa Category

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The Design

About Reconnect Instalasi Seni Digital

Reconnect nyaéta instalasi seni digital ngeunaan komunikasi manusa sanggeus periode hirup jarak jauh. Karya ieu ngagabungkeun rekaman video call jeung dua welas layar LCD anu dipasang dina bingkai aluminium sarta dilengkepan strip LED. Sacara webcam némbongkeun beungeut anu keur nangtung payuneun instalasi dina layar puseur, sedengkeun layar-layar séjénna némbongkeun jalma-jalma anu keur nyarita dina rekaman telepon. Mimitina unggal layar mutar telepon anu béda-béda, teras sacara laun-laun sadaya layar ngabentuk hiji gambar anu ngahiji. Instalasi ieu diprogram nganggo software visual berbasis node sarta dijalankeun ku hiji laptop.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Beusi

Reconnect Instalasi Seni Digital mangrupa juara A' Design Award Beusi, pangakuan anu bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain alus anu minuhan sarat profésional jeung industri anu diharepkeun tina kréasi anu dirarancang alus. Para juara Beusi nunjukkeun kaahlian anu hébat, spésialisasi anu luhur, pamahaman ahli jeung kamampuh kréatif para kréatorna. Reconnect Instalasi Seni Digital diharepkeun jadi kréasi anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu praktis jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Beusi ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna industri sarta ngabogaan ciri téknis anu mampuh pakait jeung pangweruh praktis jeung bakat. Reconnect Instalasi Seni Digital dihormat pikeun katelitianana sarta dirarancang pikeun méré paningkatan kualitas hirup anu mantuan ngajadikeun dunya tempat nu leuwih hadé.

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