January 13, 2005
Gravity and Resistance
Gravity as an interface of perception
Artist Mikami Seiko and architect Ichikawa Sota see gravity as an interface of perception, claiming "the interface itself exists inside us."
Their installation Gravity and Resistance presents the dynamic processes of the interactions between gravity and resistance: a dialogue between the body and space.
Each participant becomes "an observation point," and another participant joins to make "plural moving observation points." The number of participants at a time is not limited.
Sensors detect instantly and continuously the changing position, weight, and speed. Based on the relations among participants' dynamics, GPS in the sky above the site, and changes in the space, another space is created by light, sound, and images.
Implicit in the resistance of gravity is the social dynamic/collaboration among the participants as active agents creating the gravitational traces. See more detail on their site.
Posted by michelle at January 13, 2005 03:45 AM
