Decode at the V&A
I was lucky enough to be invited by Guy Moorhouse to this evening's opening of Decode, at the V&A - a new exhibition of interactive design co-curated by Onedotzero. It's great that such a high-profile venue is showcasing interactive design in this way, and raising its profile towards it becoming a recognised, genuine art form. The exhibition (itself designed by Francesco Draisci) featured works composed using Processing, Arduino, openFrameworks and other concoctions of technologies intertwined with cameras, sensors, projections and displays to create artworks that respond to human interaction in fascinating and sometimes creepy ways.
"Weave Mirror" by Daniel Rozin is my favourite piece - a stunning juxtaposition of craft and technology - whereby the viewer's portriat is gradually formed from 768 motorised C-shaped gradient prints.
"Venetian Mirror" by Fabrica is beautifully subtle, where a ghostly, greyscale imprint of the viewer appears in a shattered mirror, only to fade away and morph into whomever takes the viewer's place.
Troika exhibited their stunning Digital Zeotrope, commissioned by Onedotzero.
More details of the exhibition can be found on the exhibition microsite. (As an aside, it's a shame that an exhibition of cutting-edge interactive design has such a badly designed and uninspiring website...)
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