| Title: |
| Maelstrom
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| Artist(s): |
| Mark Palmer,
Jonathan Mackenzie
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| Brief description of the work: |
| An interactive
environment within which users are "the source of energy in the
unfolding of a complex system" (Palmer online) |
| Materials, dimensions, duration: |
| Infrared
camera, projection, programming; space 2 x 3 meters (work in progress);
final size to be 8 x 12 meters to allow several participants to interact
simultaneously |
| Location (venue & dates, public/ private):
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Kettle's Yard,
Cambridge 2002
Museum of science and industry, Manchester 2003 |
| Audience information (size, mode of participation): |
| The movement
of users entering this particle field causes them to stir and develop
patterns of turbulence. |
| Other information (reviews, collaborators, funders): |
| Supported
by a New Technology Arts Fellowship (The Junction, Kettles Yard &
Crucible), AHRB, CARET (Center for Applied Research in Educational
Technology -University of Cambridge), Staffordshire University, The
University of the West of England, and Fast-uk |
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| Visual/ audio-visual reference: |
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| Key theme(s): |
| Intense engagement
with a body; interplay and fusion between a participant's physical
presence and a perceived reality (projected image); social play; immersive
play |
| Further context: |
| The intuitive
interface encountered in this piece exemplifies how several users
can be equal; "creating an environment within which the relationship
between users is as important as their presence" (Palmer online) |
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