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'underwater' by david bowen: future primitives project rooms at interieur 2012
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using a microsoft kinect device, american artist david bowen has collected real-time surface data from moving wave patterns
of lake superior to articulate his latest interactive mechanical sculpture, ' underwater'. designed for the 'future primitives' series
at INTERIEUR 2012, the large scale installation captures the complex and subtle movements of water surfaces through a
simulation comprised of hundreds of servo-motors.
by positioning the 'kinect' on the water surface to be viewed as a floating membrane, the recorded information is then translated
into a grid of three-dimensional data points, which then correspond to each of the 486 motors. as the data responds to the
dynamic patterns found in the recorded wireframe models, the exhibition mimics the gestures found in the ripples of the river.
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electronic wiring
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modified kinect data collector
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servo-motors (detail)
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number field from water data
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processing program
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hanging points per tile
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the biennale INTERIEUR 2012 has invited 7
artists, designers and architects to create a project room.
curator lowie vermeersch explains the future primitives showcase which features nendo, makkink & bey, ross lovegrove, greg lynn, troika,
david bowen and muller van severen.

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INTERIEUR 2012
biennale in the city, city in the biennale
20 – 28 october kortrijk, belgium
the biennale INTERIEUR is now in its 23rd edition and is internationally recognized as an not-to-be-missed overview of trends, tastes and cultural movements.
INTERIEUR 2012 will be bigger and better than ever with an extensive programme and an exciting mix of culture and commerce.
it will bring a curated selection of 300 international design brands to 90.000 expected visitors over a period of nine days,
additional exhibitions are scheduled to be shown in the city-centre, and pop-up bars plus a restaurant will be installed beyond the halls of the fairground.
Check the video of the installation http://www.bloodyhornycrew.be/blog/2012/10/22/video-underwater-by-david-bowen/