GeoLeds

piksel04 - FLOSS in motion

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ART+COMMUNICATION 2004

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Final version 1.0

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First prototype --- GPS data and LEDs dot matrix dislplay, shows the alteration of longitude/ latitude or both.

Cartographic method

2D Visualization Demo

GeoLeds

GeoLeds is an realtime location-based LED sculpture project developed from GPS technology in TCM Iceland Workshop and electronics experiment from my previos project TeleCart.

It reconstructs and reveals my experience during the workshop in Iceland towards her special nature, i.e weather, duration of daylight in summer, natural resources, etc. The artwork made with numerous LEDs flashing patterns. Those patterns in dot-matrix style showing maps by various differnet cartographic methods such as temperature, active rift regions, glacier region, political boundry, etc. The alteration of both latitude and longitude streaming from a server drives the switching from pattern to pattern.

Since the nature of flashing LEDs create a sense of vagueness, it challenges people's recognition of patterns, hence it constructs a in-the-edge of chaos experience and sense of timeless-ness.

It also enhances the medium specifity of locative media using GPS technology as an art interface. Unlike other locative-based artwork transforms or visualise data on a 2D screeen, GeoLeds is a sculpture exists in physical space. It emphasis the exploration of geographical location and physical space as an interface.

GeoLeds has been presented and exhibited in

Art+Communication Festival 2004, October, RIXC, Riga, Latvia

Piksel, FLOSS in Motion, November, BEK, Bergen, Norway

special thanks to

Trans-Cultural Mapping Collaborative

Pall Thayer

Martin Pichlmair

Files

Pure Data Source File

Basic Stamp Source File

Comport Object for Mac OSX (based on linux sourcecode)

Schematic Diagram