This video is from Uncategorized, a new interactive installation that I created for Ironton Gallery in Denver. The sensor is able to detect the presence and structure of a person who walks in front of it using a Kinect camera and sensor. The viewers hands are able to control the robotic arms in a disconnected sort of way. I am exploring the way that our bodies can be implicated into the digital and projected space. I wanted to create an atmosphere where any motion will have a direct effect on the ‘living’ form within the screen. The sensor is aware of the entire body, but I have chosen to use only the hands as control devices within the projection. The system keeps track of several people, losing people and keeping track of people in surprising ways. It is really only interested in “new” people, and wants the viewer to interrogate the radiolarian. The central radiolarian has a panic mode, and can be killed. But, it will regenerate over time.
media: LED screen, Kinect sensor, PC, 2-channel sound; dimensions: variable, completed: 2011