Team Members
Yoichiro Serita, Erik Conrad, Elizabeth Adams, Maryann Westfall
Concept
To dynamically visualize invisible relationships or similarities.
Introduction
In public spaces, people create paths in many directions as they walk.
Some paths cross as unaware strangers bypass each other. Some paths
merge, as with lovers meeting for a rendezvous. In crowds, people may
walk uncomfortably near others, invading their personal space. And some
paths diverge, as when neighbor commuters part for various office
destinations.
This project is an experiment in creating a space that
recognizes the untraveled paths between people. The created space will
be responsive to the presence of individuals. As people enter the
space, connections between individuals are ³drawn² onto the ground via
an overhead projector. The purpose is to provide a visualization of the
³Invisible Relations² between people, provoking an awareness of those
relationships and perhaps inviting new and unanticipated interactions
amongst the individuals.
Process Overview For this exhibition, we had to demonstrate a
scaled down version of the system due to inclement weather. We
installed indoors and used toy trucks as substitutes for people. This
iteration worked in the following manner:
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© Erik Conrad 1998-2006