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Marnix De Nijs >
»Scan Sweep Swipe Wipe«, 2015
Co-Workers & Funding:
Software and imagery:Brecht Debackere, Brussels, BE
Commissioned by:
DordtYart, Dordrecht, NL
Financial support:
Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, NL
http://www.marnixdenijs.nl/scan_sweep_swipe_wipe.htm
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DA Editor 03-02-2016
Scan Sweep Swipe Wipe investigates the possibilities of volumetric imagery; imagery that can literally be seen 'in the air' in three physical dimensions. The goal of the work is not generating a realistic three-dimensionality that represents reality as we know it, but finding a method to create imagery that can be described as dynamic sculpting with video.
The heart of the machine is a projection surface that spins around its center. From above a projector shines on the diagonally positioned screen. Visitors are scanned with three video cameras that are mounted at the middle of the installation. The projection surface starts spinning once a visitor is detected and with the visitor's body movement contributing to the dynamics of the imagery, the result has an unusual spatial presence and intriguing plasticity.
Source: Marnix de Nijs
DA Editor: Scan Sweep Swipe Wipe, 03-02-2016, in: Archive of Digital Art Scan Sweep Swipe Wipe investigates the possibilities of volumetric imagery; imagery that can literally be seen 'in the air' in three physical dimensions. The goal of the work is not generating a realistic three-dimensionality that represents reality as we know it, but finding a method to create imagery that can be described as dynamic sculpting with video.
The heart of the machine is a projection surface that spins around its center. From above a projector shines on the diagonally positioned screen. Visitors are scanned with three video cameras that are mounted at the middle of the installation. The projection surface starts spinning once a visitor is detected and with the visitor's body movement contributing to the dynamics of the imagery, the result has an unusual spatial presence and intriguing plasticity.
Source: Marnix de Nijs
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