Reference Flow
"Reference Flow" is an interactive installation where a number of illuminated EXIT signs, supported by motorized stanchions, rotate automatically as people walk past them so that they always signal escape routes to the left. If several people stroll through the signs they get disoriented as they try their best to confront each person with his or her left. The piece attempts to create a fluid architectural materialization of surveillance.
General info
1 sign version
Technique:
EXIT sign, motor, computerized surveillance tracking system, slip ring
Dimensions:
variable
Edition:
6 copies + 1 AP copy
5 signs version
Technique:
5 EXIT signs, motors, computerized surveillance tracking system, slip rings
Power:
350W on 110-240V
Dimensions:
variable
Edition:
3 copies + 1 AP copy
20 signs version
Technique:
20 EXIT signs, motors, computerized surveillance tracking system, slip rings
Dimensions:
variable
Edition:
1 copy + 1 AP copy
Exhibitions
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Trackers, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France, 2011.
- Art Basel 41, Galería OMR, Basel, Switzerland, 2010.
- Vigilancias Materializadas, Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain, 2010.
- Transition States, Haunch of Venison, New York City, New York, United States, 2009.
Credits
- Conroy Badger - programming
- Conroy Badger, Stephan Schulz, Pierre Fournier - hardware
Bibliography
- "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer PG", Prepared Guitar, Madrid, Spain, January 13th 2015 (english). Text of 43 pages. (Website)
- Diaz-Guardiola, Javier, "Lo digital ha devuelto el aura al arte", ABCD las artes y las letras, Madrid, Spain, May 2010 (español). Text of 2 pages. (Magazine)
- Frèrot, Christine, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Art Nexus, Bogotá, Colombia, 2012 (english). Text of 2 pages. (Magazine)
- Le Mauvais Coton, "[Paris] Gaîté Lyrique: l'expo TRACKERS", Le Mauvais Coton, Paris, France, October 4th 2011 (français). Text of 9 pages. (Website)
Photo library (click to expand)
2010 - Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain
