Bifurcation
Shadow Object 2
A small Y-shaped branch, similar to a divining rod, is suspended from a thread and moves with the air flow and with a small motor. Projected on the wall behind the branch is its shadow, only you can see the entire tree from where the branch came. The branch and the tree shadow are always oriented in the same way. The piece is a mobile, which can be moved by touching it lightly or by blowning upon it. Bifurcation is the second installation in the "Shadow Object" series of works, inspired by Octavio Paz and Bioy Casares, among others, who insisted that absence and presence are not opposites.
General info
Spanish name:
Bifurcación, Sombra de Obra 2
Year of creation:
2012
Keywords:
Shadow object
Technique:
computer, kinect, projector, metal, motor, arduino processor, fumigated wood
Dimensions:
wall mount 72 x 44 x 30 cm
image 175 x 122 cm
image 175 x 122 cm
Edition:
6 copies + 1 AP copy
Projection
Technique:
computer, kinect, projector, metal, motor, arduino processor, fumigated wood
Dimensions:
variable
Edition:
1 copy + 1 AP copy
Exhibitions
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Presencia Inestable, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, México, 2019 - 2020.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Unstable Presence, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2018.
- You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experiences, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 2018.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Transition States, Gund Gallery, Gambier, Ohio, United States, 2016 - 2017.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pseudomatismos, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, México, 2015 - 2016.
- SP-Arte Fair, Baró Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil, 2015.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Abstracción Biométrica, Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain, 2014.
- Armory Show, Baró Gallery, New York City, New York, United States, 2014.
- Bifurcation, Phi Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2013.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Vicious Circular Breathing, Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey, 2013 - 2014.
- Art Basel Hong Kong, Galería OMR, Hong Kong, China, 2013.
- Art Brussels, Galería Max Estrella, Brussels, Belgium, 2013.
- ARCO '13, Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain, 2013.
- Pulse Miami, bitforms gallery, Miami, Florida, United States, 2012.
- Feria ArtBO, Galerí OMR, Bogotá, Colombia, 2012.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Trackers, Fundación Telefónica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012.
- Art Basel 43, Galería OMR, Basel, Switzerland, 2012.
- Art Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, bitforms gallery, Hong Kong, China, 2012.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: X no es la nueva Y, Galería OMR, Mexico City, México, 2012.
Credits
- Stephan Schulz - Programming and hardware
- Guillaume Tremblay, Pierre Fournier, Conroy Badger - Production support
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Photo library (click to expand)
2018 - Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
2018 - You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experiences, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, United States
2015 - Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, México
2014 - Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain
2012 - Fundación Telefónica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2012 - Galería OMR, Mexico City, México