»Sustainable Cinema No. 4: Shadow Play«
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Scott Hessels >
»Sustainable Cinema No. 4: Shadow Play«, 2011
Co-Workers & Funding:
Additional Mechanical Engineering: Bok Chian Checkhttp://www.scotthessels.com/#!/en_project/Sustainable-Cinema-No_-4_--Shadow-Play
Technology
Descriptions & Essays
The silhouettes of the ancient art of Shadow Play are achieved by light penetrating a translucent screen, and this sculpture uses the rotation of the windmill as the power to generate the backlight for the presentation. Additionally, the wind turns a series of gears and plates that animate the puppets and move a background diorama to create a one-minute shadow theatre performance.
Sustainable Cinema is a series of kinetic public sculptures that merge natural power sources with early optical illusions to create a moving image. Nature is the power and the director of cinematography in each of the sculptures, which are designed to start a conversation about environmentally responsible media and a search for more sustainable solutions to power our emerging technologies.
Literature
Hessels, Scott. »Sustainable Cinema No. 4: Shadow Play.« Leonardo 4, no. 40 (2012): 384-395.
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