so.. from June 1st through June 10th in Toronto, Ontario Canada... there is the Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity, also known as 'Luminato'.
www.luminato.com...
the intro to the site is interesting... but what's even more interesting are the installations throughout the city.
The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal Building just opened up to launch the festival
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Floating Artworks
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and one of the more interesting exhibits throughout the festival is
"Pulse Front"
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created by acclaimed Montreal-based artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer it's the world's largest interactive light sculpture. A matrix of light beams over
Harbourfront, originating from twenty of the worlds most powerful robotic searchlights, is entirely controlled by a network of sensors that measure
the heart rate of passers-by. Up to 20 metal sculptures, with embedded sensors and computers, are placed along Toronto's harbour. Pulse readings,
from people gripping the sculptures, are converted into light pulses by computers that also determine the orientation of the beams. With over 200,000
watts of power and 15 km visibility, Pulse Front blends the intimate with the spectacular in one of Toronto's most popular public spaces.
... what's even more interesting....
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's work has been commissioned for events such as the
Millennium Celebrations in Mexico City (1999), the Cultural Capital
of Europe in Rotterdam (2001), the
United Nations World Summit of Cities in Lyon (2003), the opening of the Yamaguchi Centre for Art and Media
in Japan (2003) and the
Expansion of the European Union in Dublin (2004).
just thought I'd share the info with you.
