Nepenthes Paisleyi
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CategoryIntegrated LEDs
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Completion2010
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ArtistDan Corson
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Project LocationEdmonton | Canada
Dan Corson´s Artwork straddles the disciplines of Art, Theatrical
Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and sometimes even Magic.
His projects have ranged from complex rail stations and busy public
intersections to quiet interpretive buildings, meditation chambers
and galleries. With a Masters Degree in Art from the University of
Washington and a BA in Theatrical Design from San Diego State University,
Corson´s work is infused with drama, passion, layered meanings
and often engages the public as co-creators within his environments.
The name of the pieces are "Nepenthes" The name is derived
from a Greek magical potion that would cause the drinker to be relieved
from or induce forgetfulness of pain, grief, or sorrow. I hope these
sculptures might provide a brief respite from a hectic daily life,
transporting us briefly somewhere else. Paisleyi is the botanic latin
version of Paisley, named after the founder of the Edmonton Fringe
Festival- and name of the community wherein the sculptures are located.
Nepenthes is also the name of a family of carnivorous plants. Beautiful,
quirky, unusual, weird. The fascinating tropical pitcher plants, or
"monkey cups," collect water in their leaf vases. The plant
water has an enzyme in it that helps dissolve insects (and sometimes
small animals) that find their way into the cups, providing fertilizer
for the plants that normally live in infertile locations. The shapes
of the sculptures are inspired by the shape of a variety of Nepenthes
and celebrates the wonderful diversity of Paisley´s colourful
neighborhood.
For this project Kiboworks integrated its X16 LED technology into
the sculptures each the strings of dots are connected to our Mutt
protocol translator and in turn connected via RS485 to a Ethernet
Node linking everything together. Monochromatic by daytime, this family
of sculptures take on a completely different character at night with
the addition of dynamic LED programming. There are a number of randomly
occurring lighting programs that provide very slow changes throughout
the evening. It is designed so that people driving by will not see
the changes in patterns, yet if they drive by 10 minutes later they
will see a different aspect to the project. When people enter the
sculpture, integrated sensors pick up the motion and trigger a series
of much more animated sequences.
Art Piece Integrated LEDs
Artwork sculptures with a touch magic
Nepenthes Paisleyi
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CategoryIntegrated LEDs
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Completion2010
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ArtistDan Corson
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Project LocationEdmonton | Canada
Dan Corson´s Artwork straddles the disciplines of Art, Theatrical
Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and sometimes even
Magic. His projects have ranged from complex rail stations and busy
public intersections to quiet interpretive buildings, meditation
chambers and galleries. With a Masters Degree in Art from the University
of Washington and a BA in Theatrical Design from San Diego State
University, Corson´s work is infused with drama, passion,
layered meanings and often engages the public as co-creators within
his environments.
The name of the pieces are "Nepenthes" The name is derived
from a Greek magical potion that would cause the drinker to be relieved
from or induce forgetfulness of pain, grief, or sorrow. I hope these
sculptures might provide a brief respite from a hectic daily life,
transporting us briefly somewhere else. Paisleyi is the botanic
latin version of Paisley, named after the founder of the Edmonton
Fringe Festival- and name of the community wherein the sculptures
are located. Nepenthes is also the name of a family of carnivorous
plants. Beautiful, quirky, unusual, weird. The fascinating tropical
pitcher plants, or "monkey cups," collect water in their
leaf vases. The plant water has an enzyme in it that helps dissolve
insects (and sometimes small animals) that find their way into the
cups, providing fertilizer for the plants that normally live in
infertile locations. The shapes of the sculptures are inspired by
the shape of a variety of Nepenthes and celebrates the wonderful
diversity of Paisley´s colourful neighborhood.
For this project Kiboworks integrated its X16 LED technology into
the sculptures each the strings of dots are connected to our Mutt
protocol translator and in turn connected via RS485 to a Ethernet
Node linking everything together. Monochromatic by daytime, this
family of sculptures take on a completely different character at
night with the addition of dynamic LED programming. There are a
number of randomly occurring lighting programs that provide very
slow changes throughout the evening. It is designed so that people
driving by will not see the changes in patterns, yet if they drive
by 10 minutes later they will see a different aspect to the project.
When people enter the sculpture, integrated sensors pick up the
motion and trigger a series of much more animated sequences.
