May 10 & 11 5pm-9pm
Spring Show 2005
721 Broadway
at Waverly Place
4th Floor
South Elevators
New York, NY 10003
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| Obstructure; the see-through column | ||
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| Author(s): | Deirdre Harvey Keunyoung Oh Mauricio Melo |
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| Instructor: | Gauthier, Jean-Marc | |
| Class: | Spatial Design | |
| Documents: | See-through Column(JPEG) | |
| OBSTRUCTURE aims to provide an impossible viewpoint: the view you would have if you occupied the space where a column stands. | ||
| Objects we see every day can become invisible to us. This project aims to provide an impossible viewpoint: the view you would have if you occupied the space where the column stands. This viewpoint is projected back onto a screen that surrounds the column, thus playing with the idea of part of the structure becoming transparent. This transparency is part of the negation of the column caused by providing the view that would exist if it wasn’t there. | ||
| Personal Statement: | Group Members:
Amanda Forte Cheryl Furjanic Deirdre M Harvey Mauricio Melo Keunyoung Oh | |
| Background: | The column in the centre of the ITP lounge has a significant impact on the space – it divides it, it obstructs the view from one side to the other. It affects how we move around the space and its presence determines how other objects in the room are arranged. By playing with making a column transparent, the installation draws attention to the object while negating it. It mocks the solidity of the structure. The rear projection onto the screen is a further exploration of the themes of obstruction and visibility: an image can be seen only when there is something in the way. | |
| User Scenario: | The visitor to the installation will see an image of the room projected onto a screen that surrounds the column. The image that will be projected onto the screen will be generated from a mini wireless camera mounted on the screen. The visitor will be able to move the screen, and this will change what they are looking at. They might start with a view of the opposite side of the column, and move the screen 180 degrees, which would allow them to see themselves staring at the column. | |
| Technical System Description: | The installation consists of a frame that surrounds the column. A wireless camera is fixed to the frame, pointing outwards. The camera is connected to a projector located inside the column. The images are projected onto a mirror that reflects the image outwards from inside the column which will rear-projected onto the screen that surrounds the column. | |