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Description
"Pulse Spiral" is
a three-dimensional spiral paraboloid made up of
400 lightbulbs arranged according
to Fermat's equations, --an efficient spatial distribution
along a surface which is found in plant phyllotaxis
(arrangement of leaves and cells in roots for example).
The piece records and responds to the heart rate
of participants who hold a sensor underneath. Commissioned
for the opening of the Center for Contemporary Culture
in Moscow in the constructivist Bakhmetevsky Bus
Garage, the piece is inspired by engineer Vladimir
Shukov who worked with Melnikov on this emblematic
building from 1926-28.
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Year of creation
2008
Technique
Heart rate sensor, computer,
DMX controller, custom software, dimmer rack, 400 incandescent
lightbulbs, generator.
Dimensions
7 m tall and 4 m diameter
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Exhibitions
• "Transition States", Haunch of Venison Gallery, NYC 2009
• Opening of the Center for Contemporary Culture (curator: Molly Dent-Brocklehurst) Melnikov Garash, Moscow, Russia 200
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Rafael
Lozano-Hemmer, "Pulse Spiral" (2008).
Center for Contemporary Culture, Melnikov
Garash, Moscow,
Russia.
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Photos
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Rafael
Lozano-Hemmer, "Pulse
Spiral" (2008).
Center for Contemporary
Culture, Melnikov
Garash, Moscow,
Russia. Photos
by Antimodular
Research.
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Conroy Badger — programming
Pierre Fournier, David Lemieux, Natalie Bouchard,
Boris Dempsey, Stephan Schulz— Antimodular
production
Dasha Zhukova, Haunch of Venison --Executive production
Marina Barber, Lena Evstafieva — CCC production
Stage Performance Group — Staging
Commissioned
by Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow.
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