Title "Visitors to a Gallery- referential self, embedded". 2008 by Stanza =============================================================== About A surveillance system embeds the visitors to the gallery inside the artwork. This artwork by Stanza uses a live CCTV system inside an art gallery to create a responsive mediated architecture. Anyone in any of the galleries and all spaces in the building can appear inside the artwork at any time. Visitors to a Gallery- referential self, embedded uses custom made electronics and sonar sensors which are placed on the gallery floor to create the installation in the space. Visitors to the main gallery control the CCTV feeds by their own movement in the space. The piece becomes a semi performative controlled system. The proximity to the main ultrasound sensors affects the aesthetic of the image.It become a responsive installation. This artwork is responsive to the body in the data space. The visitors act as an intervention in the the gallery space and become embedded in the artwork. The idea of using the information inside the space is also to make the space transparent and extend the gallery space outwards. The gallery surveillance system embeds the visitors to the gallery inside the artwork. The visitors to the gallery thus become the artwork. This project continues where Publicity version one (2004) left off utilizing existing real time CCTV networks to make artworks. Visitors to a Gallery- referential self, embedded was made at Plymouth arts centre Feb. 2008. It was also exhibited in Brussels in 2013 "A Look Inside". Surveillance Art expo De Markten | Oude Graanmarkt 5, Brussel Also see. Publicity. version one (http://stanza.co.uk/publicity/index.html). This work is an extension of this work. In fact, "Visitors to a gallery", is version two in this series. Self-reference is a phenomenon in natural or formal languages consisting of a sentence or formula referring to itself directly, or through some intermediate sentence or formula, or by means of some encoding. Exhibition and touring This work is available for touring and for any public space wishing to expand on my concept of CCTV in public spaces as artwork. Any architects or curators wishing to work with me to expand this project please get in touch. Email stanza@sublime.net
Technology: Live CCTV from the Gallery. Projectors, custom electronics. Download sensor layout Download sensor notes
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Image above shows Exhibition installation version "Visitors to a Gallery- referential self, embedded"
Ian James Wood came down to visit with his panovision legohead. He took this image of the gallery installation version of "Visitors To A Gallery". For more of Ian's panoramic landscapes click here. I have been interested in fisheye and panoramic images for a while, so it was great of Ian to show off the technology he developed for taking photos like this that are used in VR environments. All technology in the image ie the wires and installation by Stanza. This is all part of the artwork called "Visitors To A Gallery".
Press Images Hi resolution image of above 8mb here Hi resolution image of fisheye image from below, 8mb here Below more images from Stanza's installation. |
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Image above shows Exhibition installation version "Visitors to a Gallery- referential self, embedded"
Image above shows Exhibition installation version "Visitors to a Gallery- referential self, embedded" Support for this version. Concept, images, design, visualisation, installation, copyright Stanza. 2008 Thanks to Plymouth Arts Centre, Paula Orrell. Supported by Helen Sloan of Scan. Part of distributed South, which is a project funded by The Arts Council England. Thanks for support and custom electronics from Ian Steele. Thanks to an AHRC creative fellowship and Goldsmiths digital studios. KEYWORDS: network, CCTV, networked, generative, sensor, installation, real time audio, visualization, environment. responsive.
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Exhibitions
Plymouth arts centre Feb. 2008.
Brussels in 2013 "A Look Inside". Surveillance Art expo De Markten Brussels in 2013
