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
Keywords:
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
Edition:
12 copies + 1 AP copy
Exhibitions
- 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.
- Vigilancias Materializadas, Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain, 2010.
- Gala Benefit, Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York City, New York, United States, 2010.
Credits
- Stephan Schulz - programming and hardware
- Pierre Fournier, Conroy Badger, David Lemieux, Guillaume Tremblay and Karine Charbonneau - production support
Bibliography
- "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer PG", Prepared Guitar, Madrid, Spain, January 13th 2015 (english). Text of 43 pages. (Website)
- Moncada, Futuro, "Pseudomatismos de Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Un texto de futuro Moncada", Circulo A, México, January 8th 2016 (español). Text of 22 pages. (Website)
- Roffiel, Othiana, "Calculating uncertainty - A conversation with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer", Art Pulse, United States, 2016 (english). Text of 8 pages. (Magazine)
Photo library (click to expand)
2012 - Antimodular Research
2010 - Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain
