Close-up

Shadow Box 3

"Close-up" is an interactive piece in which a participant's silhouette reveals hundreds of tiny videos of other people who have previously looked at the work. When a viewer approaches the piece, the system automatically starts recording and makes a video of him or her. Simultaneously, inside the viewer's silhouette, videos are triggered, showing up to 800 recent recordings. This piece presents a schizoid experience where one's presence triggers a massive array of surveillance videos. Up to 10,000 video sequences are stored by the system, the oldest ones eventually removed as new ones are recorded.

General info

Spanish name:
Premier Plano
Year of creation:
2006

Shadow Box

Technique:
High resolution interactive display with built-in computerized surveillance system
Dimensions:
104.5 x 80 x 12 cm
Keywords:
database, indoor, interactive, tracker, recorder
Edition:
6 Editions, 1 AP
Collectors:
private collectors

Treatment

Technique:
Monitor(s) or projector(s), computerized surveillance system
Dimensions:
Variable
Keywords:
database, indoor, interactive, tracker, recorder
Edition:
1 Edition, 1 AP

Exhibitions


Credits

  • Programming: Conroy Badger
  • Production Assistance: Pierre Fournier, David Lemieux

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