Cardinal Directions

Subsculpture 11

Cardinal Directions, is a kinetic sculpture which consists of a surveillance monitor that displays an extract of Vicente Huidobro´s poem "Altazor" (1919-1931). Refering to the geography of his native Chile, Huidobro wrote "The four cardinal directions are three: North and South". When a presence is detected by infrared sensors, the monitor starts to rotate. As the poem is "geolocated" it always aligns itself to the cardinal points, and the public must walk around the piece in order to read it, like a kind of periscope.

General info

Spanish name:

Puntos Cardinales

Year of creation:

2010

Technique:

monitor, stepper motor, iPod touch, motion sensors, custom electronics, stainless steel stand

Power:

100W peak consumption, 20W average, on 110-240V (manual switching !)

Dimensions:

footprint of 31cm by 31cm and height is 115cm high

Keywords:

indoor, sculpture, interactive, tracker, robotic

Edition:

12 Editions, 1 AP

Collectors:

private collectors

Exhibitions

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Unstable Presence, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California, United States, 2021 - 2022.
El Turment I L'Èxtasi, Es Baluard - Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2016.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pseudomatismos, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, México, 2015 - 2016.
Transverso: Instalaciones y nuevos medios en Iberoamérica, Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Valencia, Spain, 2012.
The space between now and then, Galería OMR, Mexico City, México, 2011.
Art Brussels, Galería Max Estrella, Brussels, Belgium, 2011.
Art Basel 41, Galería OMR, Basel, Switzerland, 2010.
Gala Benefit, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York City, New York, United States, 2010.

Credits

Programming: Stephan Schulz
Hardware: Stephan Schulz
Production Assistance: Pierre Fournier, Conroy Badger, David Lemieux, Guillaume Tremblay, Karine Charbonneau