Gravity and Resistance project

“gravicells – gravity and resistance”
Artist: Seiko Mikami + Sota Ichikawa
YCAM:Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media　 info@ycam.jp http://www.ycam.jp/

Diagram explanations:

■ Images projected on the floor: Geometrical images change according to dynamics from participants and GPS.

■ Images projected on the wall: All the dynamics that exist in the installation are visualized real-time.

■ Position of participant's dynamics: A white round light moves right and left to visualize participant's position.

■ Change in the floor structure: Red lines move up and down (0-1000) to visualize changes in the floor.

■ Changes in GPS: ID number and sensitivity (0-100dB) of each GPS that is in the sky above the installation site are indicated, and the moving direction of GPS is shown as the locus. (As the sensitivity turns stronger, light flashes brighter and the dynamics affecting the space becomes stronger, whereas lesser sensitivity causes slower, weaker flashes and gradual disappearance.)

■ Sound: Spatial distortion and changes in GPS sensitivity and movement are expressed through multi-channeled sound positioning.

■ Light/LED: Participant's dynamics is visualized through changes in brightness of horizontal lines generated by light set at the level of participant's eyes. (For instance, when dynamics at all positions is stable simultaneously, medium quantity of light is well balanced around the surroundings. When strong dynamics are pulling each other, a fast change in the quantity of light takes place in a wide area. The quantity of light is shown in strength, speed, and degree of the flashing light.)

■ DENSE: The overall density of dynamics is indicated.

■ Central coordinate axis: It is located at YCAM where the installation takes place.

■ Scanning to measure space: Distortion in a space is measured at a regular speed. A scan is shown to measure space as three-dimensional on a fixed timetable, to decide the direction (upward, downward, right or left) of the dynamics.

■ Reconstruction of geometrical images: The analyzing software generates and modifies the coordinates real-time according to GPS, participant's dynamics, speed, and position.

Images projected on the floor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Images projected on the wall