Tape Recorders
Subsculpture 14
In “Tape Recorders” (Subsculpture 14), rows of motorised measuring tapes record the amount of time that visitors stay in the installation. As a computerised tracking system detects the presence of a person, the closest measuring tape starts to project upwards. When the tape reaches around 3 meters high it crashes and recoils back.
Each hour, the system prints the total number of minutes spent by the sum of all visitors. Commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Each hour, the system prints the total number of minutes spent by the sum of all visitors. Commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
General info
Spanish name:
Cintas de Grabación
Year of creation:
2011
Five tapes version
Technique:
5 motorised measuring tapes, kinect tracking system, computer, thermal printer, custom-made hardware and software
Dimensions:
variable
Keywords:
Edition:
3 Editions, 1 AP
Collectors:
private collector
Twelve tapes version
Technique:
12 motorised measuring tapes, kinect tracking system, computers, thermal printer, custom-made hardware and software
Room conditions:
can be installed on a wall that measures anywhere between 4 and 8 metres long
Dimensions:
variable
Keywords:
Edition:
3 Editions, 1 AP
Eighty tapes version
Technique:
80 motorised measuring tapes, kinect tracking system, computers, thermal printer, custom-made hardware and software
Room conditions:
can be installed on one or several walls as in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney
Dimensions:
variable
Keywords:
Edition:
1 Edition, 1 AP
Exhibitions
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Présence instable, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2018.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Decision Forest, Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, 2018.
- Looking at One Thing and Thinking of Something Else, Carroll / Fletcher Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 2016.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Polímeros, Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain, 2014.
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Recorders, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia, 2011 - 2012.
Credits
- Programming: Stephan Schulz
- Hardware: Stephan Schulz
- Production Assistance: Pierre Fournier, Sébastien Dallaire, David Lemieux, Tyson Parks, Guillaume Tremblay, Julie Bourgeois, Susie Ramsay
Bibliography
- "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer PG." Prepared Guitar, 13 Jan. 2015. Madrid, Spain, 2015. (english) (Websites)
- Ciociola, Chiara. "New media art.." Neural Issue 42, 2012. Bari, Italy. (english) (Magazines)
- Peirano, Marta. "Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, el animista escéptico." El Diario, 13 May 2014. Madrid, Spain, 2014. (español) (Websites)
