“Presente del verbo essere”

VIDEO INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION

a project by Giacomo Deriu and Lara Mezzapelle


ARTISTIC CONCEPT

Liquid reality like water seeping through a leaking ceiling; each drop lasts just
the elusive time of the falling and it run out in the brief movement of the water
where it plunges. The emotional experience as a vanishing picture of existence,
a pale echo that shines in the eye of whom perceives it.
An insight of present, where the time-line vanishes into a hazy future.


TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Sixteen drops of water slowly takes shape on a leaking ceiling, and with an
asymmetrical rithmn, fall into sixteen clear plastic trays containing water.In
each tray a shut eye is projected, but as soon as the drop hits the water
contained in the tray it makes the eye open, and then close again after a little
while, as soon as the water into the tray gets back to a standstill. At the same
time that the eyelid is up, the iris reveals blurred images in motion, as the
reflection of perceived reality.
The functioning of the video interactive installation makes use of:
- one projector for the playback of video images on each tray.
- one Pc connected to sixteen sensor positioned just under the trays,
which feels every single water drop falling into the tray, and sends an
input to the developed software ( flash application) that controls the
video projection.
The video installation is made of two parts:
-a fake ceiling made of wood ( 130x130x40 cm.) fixed on the real ceiling of
the exhibition area, and equipped with an idraulic system that is needed for
the water to drop down.
- a wood parallelepid of the same size of the top one, positioned on the floor
in line with the structure on the top. On the surface of it there are 16 clear
plexyglass trays ( 30x30x2,5 cm.) containig water.Inside the structure a
system of piping allows to keep the water level in the trays at a constant
level, draining the the excess of water.Hidden inside,right at the center of
each tray, there are 16 infrared sensors.


more information at mezzapelle-deriu.com