The Company of Colours

Shadow Box 9

"The Company of Colours" (Shadow Box 9) is the ninth piece in the Shadow Box series of interactive displays with a built-in computerized tracking system. This piece shows a live surveillance camera view constructed out of a palette of named colour swatches that can be rendered by contemporary computers. Every few minutes the piece automatically switches to show the live view constructed with a variety of culturally-significant colour palettes from computer and video game history, including the 4 shades of green of the original Nintendo Gameboy, the eight colours of teletext, and the sixteen colours of the Commodore 64, the Apple II and the ZX Spectrum. The piece emphasizes the limited gamut of colour rendering possible with computers and the way this limitation creates styles of representation.

General info

Spanish name:

La Compañía de los Colores

Year of creation:

2009

Shadow box

Technique:

High resolution interactive display with built-in computerized surveillance system

Dimensions:

104.5 x 80 x 12 cm

Keywords:

database, indoor, projection, interactive, tracker

Edition:

6 Editions, 1 AP

Collectors:

Fidelity Art Collection and private collectors

Treatment

Technique:

Projector, computerized surveillance system

Dimensions:

Variable

Keywords:

database, indoor, projection, interactive, tracker

Edition:

1 Edition, 1 AP

Exhibitions

Group exhibition, D.I.X., Genève, Switzerland, 2018.
A different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial, International Center of Photography, New York City, New York, United States, 2013.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Trackers, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France, 2011.
Hyperlinks: Architecture and Design, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 2010 - 2011.
Vigilancias Materializadas, Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain, 2010.
ARCO '10, Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain, 2010.
Art Bologna, Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Bologna, Italy, 2010.
Levels of Nothingness, Guggenheim Museum, New York City, New York, United States, 2009.
1. Commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum, celebrating its 25th anniversary together with the Museum's 50th anniversary. Funded by the Colección/Fundación Jumex, Deutsche Bank, German Consulate General and Mexican Cultural Institute.
Transition States, Haunch of Venison, New York City, New York, United States, 2009.

Credits

Concept and Direction: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Programming: Stephan Schulz
Production Assistance: Pierre Fournier, David Lemieux, Conroy Badger

Bibliography

Davis, Ben. "Light Touch." Artnet, 23 Oct. 2009. New York City, New York, United States, 2016. (english) (Websites)
Harding, Oliver. "Surveying the new media scene with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer." Centre Phi, 29 Mar. 2017. Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2017. (english) (Websites)
Walder, Paul. "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: fragmentos de un código fuente. Rafael Lozano Hemmer: fragments of a source code." Art.es, 2012. Spain. (english and español) (Magazines)