Dan Corson Art Installation
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CategoryArtwork
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Completion2015
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ArtistDan Corson
Sensing WATER is a weather-responding and interactive artwork utilizing
light and paint to define a major downtown gateway in San Jose CA.
The project is composed of 2 elements, the massive painted sloped
wall that abstractly references flowing water, and the overhead evening
lighting that illuminates with rippling patterns of light the underpass
of I-87. The project uses real-time NOAA weather data to compose different
patterns of light on the ceiling. (e.g.: 0-5mph winds vs thunderstorms).
The projected light maintains a similar palate to the painted sloped
wall, yet becomes dynamic depending on the weather.
In addition to the live weather feed transforming the space, this
project is also highly interactive for those players of the Ingress
multi-player game. By interacting physically on site with your cell
phone, players can transform the space, revealing aspects of the game
for a brief amount of time.
The site for the work sits over the Guadalupe River. The inspiration
for this piece began with the ever-present awareness of water issues
in California. San Jose once was known as the Valley of Hearts Delight-
before becoming the Heart of Silicon Valley. Known for its fruit orchards
and fragrance of ripening fruit San Jose was supported by rich soil
and abundant access to water. I was curious to link both the awareness
of water issues to the new focus of the high tech industry through
the use of dynamic illumination.
Not only do the lighting patterns change based on weather conditions,
but they are dynamic- constantly pulsing and chasing, depending on
severity of the weather.
Dan Corson Sensing Water
KIBOWORKS CREATES WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
Dan Corson Art Installation
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CategoryArtwork
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Completion2015
Sensing WATER is a weather-responding and interactive artwork utilizing
light and paint to define a major downtown gateway in San Jose CA.
The project is composed of 2 elements, the massive painted sloped
wall that abstractly references flowing water, and the overhead
evening lighting that illuminates with rippling patterns of light
the underpass of I-87. The project uses real-time NOAA weather data
to compose different patterns of light on the ceiling. (e.g.: 0-5mph
winds vs thunderstorms). The projected light maintains a similar
palate to the painted sloped wall, yet becomes dynamic depending
on the weather.
In addition to the live weather feed transforming the space, this
project is also highly interactive for those players of the Ingress
multi-player game. By interacting physically on site with your cell
phone, players can transform the space, revealing aspects of the
game for a brief amount of time.
The site for the work sits over the Guadalupe River. The inspiration
for this piece began with the ever-present awareness of water issues
in California. San Jose once was known as the Valley of Hearts Delight-
before becoming the Heart of Silicon Valley. Known for its fruit
orchards and fragrance of ripening fruit San Jose was supported
by rich soil and abundant access to water. I was curious to link
both the awareness of water issues to the new focus of the high
tech industry through the use of dynamic illumination.
Not only do the lighting patterns change based on weather conditions,
but they are dynamic- constantly pulsing and chasing, depending
on severity of the weather.
