Standards and Double Standards

Subsculpture 3

“Standards and Double Standards” (Subsculpture 3) is an interactive installation that consists of 10 to 100 fastened belts that are suspended at waist height from stepper motors on the ceiling of the exhibition room. Controlled by a computerized tracking system, the belts rotate automatically to follow the public, turning their buckles slowly to face passers-by. When several people are in the room their presence affects the entire group of belts, creating chaotic patterns of interference. Non-linear behaviours emerge such as turbulence, eddies and relatively quiet regions. One of the aims of this piece is to visualize complex dynamics, turning a condition of pure surveillance into an unpredictable connective system. The piece creates an "absent crowd" using a fetish of paternal authority: the belt.

General info

Spanish name:
Rasero y Doble Rasero
Year of creation:
2004

Single belt version

Technique:
Leather belt, stepper motors, surveillance camera, tracking system
Dimensions:
Variable
Keywords:
generator, robotic, tracker, interactive, indoor
Edition:
6 Editions, 1 AP

Ten belts version

Technique:
Leather belts, stepper motors, surveillance camera, tracking system
Dimensions:
Variable
Keywords:
generator, robotic, tracker, interactive, indoor
Edition:
3 Editions, 1 AP
Collectors:
Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation

Fifty belts version

Technique:
Leather belts, stepper motors, surveillance camera, tracking system
Dimensions:
Variable
Keywords:
generator, robotic, tracker, interactive, indoor
Edition:
1 Edition, 1 AP
Collectors:
Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo

100 belts version

Technique:
Leather belts, stepper motors, surveillance camera, tracking system
Dimensions:
Variable
Keywords:
generator, robotic, tracker, interactive, indoor
Edition:
1 Edition, 1 AP

Exhibitions


Credits

  • Concept and Direction: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
  • Programming: Conroy Badger, Lauria Clarke, Martin Goubej
  • Hardware: Lauria Clarke
  • Production Assistance: Will Bauer, Sandra Badger, Karl-Erik Riesach, Peggy Strong, Robyn Badger, Jennifer Laughlin, Denis Sulivan, Olav Kahlbaum
  • Development Funding: Rockefeller Foundation (NY), Fondation Langlois (Montréal)
  • Motion control algorithms: Martin Goubej - NTIS Research Centre https://www.ntis.zcu.cz/en/Research/ACROSS/index.html

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