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The installation Type Case is a low-resolution display with 125 rectangular pixels of different sizes. These are formed from the reflecting light of digitally controlled LEDs, embedded in each section of a European printers’ type case. Due to the standardized fragmentation of its compartments, the density of visual information is decreased towards the objects’ centre. Viewed close by, it is nearly impossible to recognize more than a flicker – however after moving some distance away, it becomes distinguishable, that the lights and shadows give a representation of the latest headlines.

Music: "Comfortable Mystery 4" by Kevin MacLeod


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2010, Installation, printers’ type case, containing one LED in each of the 125 compartments, Arduino, Processing, TLC5941.

Type Case website: mar.li/type_case.php
Facebook: facebook.com/Bircher.Martin

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  • Blake Whitman staff 1 year ago
    innocuous yet dynamic. great idea, Martin.
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  • françois vautier 1 year ago
    j'adore!!!

    +fv
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  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    Of course it is MacLeod. Thank you for mentioning it.
    I apologize and will correct my mistake as soon as possible.
  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    The name of the piece is "Comfortable Mystery 4".
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  • kristin gannon 1 year ago
    This is awesome! Great idea, beautiful video.
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  • Rick Macomber plus 1 year ago
    nice piece. MacLeod writes some great music too. I recently discovered his tunes as well.
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  • icebreaker 1 year ago
    "the density of visual information is decreased towards the objects’ centre."

    You could make a pile of dog poo sound like art -_-

    Does look nice non the less :)
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  • James Alliban plus 1 year ago
    Very nice indeed. Have you tried representing video or images?
  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    Thank you.
    Yes I did try it with an old cartoon:
    vimeo.com/15232822
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  • Armen Adamian 1 year ago
    good work!!
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  • accorgitene™ 1 year ago
    cool stuff!
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  • Jerry Brett 1 year ago
    Having apprenticed in the printing industry just at the tail-end of the hand-pegged type period, this had a lot of meaning for me -- in addition to the art and music. Great job.
  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    Thank you. That is a very nice compliment.
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  • Erminio De Monaco 1 year ago
    Congr. Great Job!
  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    Thank you!
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  • Steven Pascal 1 year ago
    Brilliant!!!
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  • eleanor tan 1 year ago
    This is Great Stuff!
  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    Thank you!
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  • Momonaut 1 year ago
    I really really love it. And also, the music is beautiful. I have tried to google Kevin MacLeon without luck, where can I find his music/works? Thanks and congratulations.
  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    Thank you.
    You can find the music from here:
    incompetech.com/static/music/
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  • Grant Winship 1 year ago
    wow - so cool. this is fantastic. i'd really like to do something like this to a similarly structured diffusion board in my recording studio. is the basic idea that the "pixelization" is done in processing + that is relayed to the lights via arduino?
  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    Yes, Arduino gets the brightness values for all pixels from Processing.
    …and thanks!
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  • Jeff Biggs 1 year ago
    it is interesting how my eyes tried, at close distance to adjust so as to make sense o the words.

    i liked this.
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  • mijimahadam 1 year ago
    May this new year bring many opportunities your way, to explore every joy of life and may your resolutions for the days ahead stay firm, turning all your dreams into reality and all your efforts into great achievements.

    Here's a shower of smiles to brighten your day catch some and pass them on.... don't forget Me, ok?......
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  • Martin Bircher plus 1 year ago
    Thank you all for this nice comments.
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  • Gianfranco Zecchino 8 months ago
    I love it not just for its simple beauty and atmosphere, but also for the craftsmanship. All started with our hands!
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  • Felix Hardmood Beck 4 months ago
    great work! :-) greetings from Suomelinna
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  • John Magyar plus 1 month ago
    Unique. Very original. Hats off to you...
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