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Description
Synaptic Caguamas is a kinetic sculpture consisting of a motorized Mexican “cantina” bar table with 30 “Caguama”-sized beer bottles (1-litre each). The bottles spin on the table with patterns generated by cellular automata algorithms that simulate the neuronal connections in the brain. Every few minutes the bottles are reset automatically and seeded with new initial conditions for the algorithm, so that the movement patterns are never repeated. This kinetic sculpture is a primitive and absurd attempt to make tangible the mathematics of recollection and thought.
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Year of creation
2004
Technique
Glass bottles on motorized wooden table, PC running algorithms that simulate neuronal activity.
Dimensions
87 x 210 x 180 cm. Edition: 3 + 1 AP
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Exhibitions
• Guy Bärtschi, Geneva, November 2005.
• ARCO, OMR Gallery, Madrid, February 2005.
• Art Basel Miami, OMR Gallery, December 2004.
• OMR Gallery, Mexico City, November to December 2004.
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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, "Synaptic Caguamas" (2004).
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Photos
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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, "Synaptic Caguamas" (2004). Art Basel Miami. Photos by Antimodular Research.
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Bibliography
Gallegos,
Carina and Martell, Marisol. "Art Basel Miami Beach",
Art Nexus, vol. 3, no. 56, April - June 2005,
p. 118-120. (english)
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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer — concept,
direction
Conroy Badger — programming
Will Bauer, Sandra Badger, Karl-Erik Riesach, Peggy
Strong, Robyn Badger, Jennifer Laughlin, Denis
Sulivan, Olav Kahlbaum, OMR Gallery (Mexico) — production
supportPrivate collections and FEMSA collection
in Monterrey, Mexico
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