The Able Skin

“The Able Skin” is a media structure designed by architect Emilio Galiacho to hide any emblematic building that is not allowed to have a natural death, that is kept alive artificially through restoration, citation and simulation. A virtual reality installation allows participants to tour the first Able Skin, which covers Palladios Villa Rotonda. The participant's motion controls the point of view in the projected environments on the wall and the floor.

General info

Spanish name:
La Piel Capaz
Year of creation:
1997
Technique:
Computers, projector, 3D wireless tracking system, sound system
Dimensions:
Variable
Keywords:
indoor, sound, projection, tracker

Exhibitions

  • Next Festival, Karlstad, Sweden, 2000.
  • Art Futura '99 Festival, Sevilla, Spain, 1999.
  • Arte Virtual, Realidad Plural, Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, México, 1997 - 1998.
  • Festival Internacional de Info-arquitectura, MOPU, Madrid, Spain, 1997.

Credits

  • Concept and Visuals: Emilio López-Galicho
  • Interactive Installation: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Will Bauer

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