Weather Vanes
“Weather Vanes” is an artwork featuring 99 brass arrows inspired by anemometers and weather vanes, devices used to measure wind speed and direction. Here, live voices control miniature computerized fans that create turbulence, controlled by Mel-frequency spectrum voice analysis. The live voices cause each weather vane to spin. When seen from above, the table of spinning objects looks like a map of wind barbs or vectors.
General info
Spanish name:
Veletas Meteorológicas
Year of creation:
2019
Technique:
99 brass anemometers with 198 electric fans on a custom aluminum table, 2 intercoms, computer
Power:
440W on 220V
Room conditions:
Intercoms positioned at opposite ends of the table
Dimensions:
Table is 180 x 150 cm
Keywords:
Edition:
6 Editions, 1 AP
Exhibitions
- Atmospheric Memory, Manchester International Festival, Powerhouse Ultimo - Museum of Applied Arts and Science, Sydney, Australia, 2023.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Atmospheric Memory, Manchester International Festival, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 2021.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Atmospheric Memory, Manchester International Festival, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2019.
Credits
- Programming: Pipo Pierre-Louis, Stephan Schulz
- Hardware: Rebecca Murdock, Matthew Palmer, Stephan Schulz
- Production Assistance: Kitae Kim, Jesse Morrison, Carolina Murillo-Morales, Caroline Record, Tegan Scott, Sarah Amarica, Karine Charbonneau, Cristobal Urbina, Generique Design, Pierre Fournier, Frederic Monast
