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Density Of Time by Tatiana Trouvé

Johann König Gallery, Berlin

I dont know what it is that attracts me to these installations but I find them fascinating.  Although I am not sure if I have the artisitic intelligence to comprehend the artist’s intent, the asthetic appeals to me on an instinctual level.

Pea Speakers by Lu Le (taken from Yanko)

The Pea Speaker system is bound to be costly, incurring damages from being tossed around, but that’s what designer Lu Le wants - a playful way to share music. Each pod holds 7 wireless bluetooth speakers. Only one possesses the one ring to rule them all because it controls global volume. Each sphere is powered by a lithium ion rechargeable via induction when placed in the pod. The system doesn’t do surround sound since it can’t separate channels, but it’s a good way to fill a large area with a mixed stereo track. Snazzy!

I WANT THESE!

I came accross this today…I love it.

(photo by Hans Scholten; from the set Urban Future China 2005-07; courtesy of Huis Marseille, Amsterdam)

(self portrait, by me)

I randomly surfed upon a fantastique Flickr account. The user name is Booce and I encourage you to check out his work. This collection of work spans the globe in geography and feeds the senses in imagery.

Creative Time Presents:

Playing The Building: An Installation by David Byrne

Playing the Building, a 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation by David Byrne, will transform the interior of the landmark Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that all visitors are invited to sit and “play.” Byrne’s project will consist of a retrofitted antique organ placed in the center of the building’s cavernous second-floor gallery that will control a series of devices attached to its structural features—metal beams, plumbing, electrical conduits, and heating and water pipes. These machines will vibrate, strike, and blow across the building elements, triggering unique harmonics and producing finely tuned sounds. As Byrne explains, it is an elaborate system for “activating the sound-producing qualities that are inherent in all materials.” (link)

(This just ended and I’m sad I didn’t make it down to experience it. These photos are by Tamara Ramsey)

Seeing the picture of this installation totally brightened my day.

A Very Beautiful Day After Tomorrow — Un Bellissimo Dopodomani, 2007

(the artist is Luca Buvoli; the photo is by Giorgio Zucchiatti; the location was the Venice Biennale)