BMG Online Space

Audience consists of 64 motorised mirrors. When you pass the installation, a camera within the space may detect your presence. Once it does so, the mirrors turn to reflect your gaze. They may seek out just one of you by selecting the person they will collectively interact with. The installation appears to have an intelligence of its own.

Today we had a group tutorial with Phil, the group was split down into smaller groups as it was in the small room downstairs and that it got the other guys involved more.

I started off explaining what I have been researching about on my blog and what I still need to research on. Some of the things talked about where:

• Ordnance Survey maps with having extra content and more detail than other maps, like contours etc…

• Flickr photo sharing site

• Google liquid galaxy, video below

• A-Z maps of London

• Video floor plans of buildings

• Time lapse video’s

• CCTV

• iPod application like a periscope

One of the other things that was talked about was one of my early ideas, fictional maps and drawing them. One point put forward was building a 3D map in After Effects of either fictional or real locations with photos or drawing them from scratch. There was also talk of post cards but in video form, key locations like Bournemouth gardens. An idea on how to do this was maybe go up in the Bournemouth balloon to get an aerial view, just a possibility.

After the tutorial I think I might begin to look into drawing my own real location maps and integrating them into the video post card idea, that sounds like a good route to go down. I now need to look into what already exists in the video post card route.

Extract from OSMapping YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/OSMapping#p/u/2/jANDq2Ad5H4)

❝ This incredible three-dimensional map of Bournemouth is made from 700 million individual points of light.
Ordnance Survey has been trialling the use of incredibly accurate lasers to create a spectacularly detailed map that could change the way the national mapping agency works and transform the way we think of maps forever.
The trials have been carried out in Bournemouth, with the town centre captured in startling detail. Experts say the technology could revolutionise the future of personal navigation, tourism and the planning process as well as aiding architects, and the emergency and security services. ❞

Flow 5.0 is made up of hundreds of computer fans. The fans are responsive and triggered by motion sensors. As you pass through the tunnel the fans begin to spin and create a gentle flow of air reflecting your presence.

Mirror Mirror is a new commission for the Decode exhibition. As you walk towards the pond, your presence is detected and echoed across the screens positioned within the ellipse of the John Madejski Garden. LED dot matrices relay your image as you walk into the space, creating multiple reflections on the surface of the water. The line between spectator and participant becomes blurred, as the visitor becomes both audience and performer.

Many of the works in Decode respond instantly to the visitor. They give an immediate payoff, recording presence and translating this into movement, sound or an instant reflection of yourself. Venetian Mirror forces you to slow down, rewarding you with a response only when you linger in front of the mirror.

Daniel Rozin’s Weave Mirror captures your image on hundreds of moving components. These parts are made up of C-type prints that change from black to white. Using shades of grey, the moving parts shift until they represent your image. On the reverse the construction of the piece is exposed to reveal the craft and complexity of the work.

Videogrid consists of 25 squares which each record a one-second loop of film. Participants standing in front of the work are free to create moving portraits, simple narratives, group artworks or simply a collage of moving snapshots. The grid starts empty at the beginning of the installation and becomes a constantly changing collaborative artwork.

Body Paint is an interactive installation that allows you to paint on a virtual canvas with your own body. Akten has created a custom software programme that converts your gestures and motion into the malleable paintbox that you see in front of you.