The Company of Colours

Shadow Box 9

"The Company of Colours" (Shadow Box 9) is the ninth piece in the Shadow Box series of interactive displays with a built-in computerized tracking system. This piece shows a live surveillance camera view constructed out of a palette of named colour swatches that can be rendered by contemporary computers. Every few minutes the piece automatically switches to show the live view constructed with a variety of culturally-significant colour palettes from computer and video game history, including the 4 shades of green of the original Nintendo Gameboy, the eight colours of teletext, and the sixteen colours of the Commodore 64, the Apple II and the ZX Spectrum. The piece emphasizes the limited gamut of colour rendering possible with computers and the way this limitation creates styles of representation.

General info

Spanish name:
La Compañía de los Colores
Year of creation:
2009

Shadow box

Technique:
High resolution interactive display with built-in computerized surveillance system
Dimensions:
104.5 x 80 x 12 cm
Edition:
6 Editions, 1 AP
Collectors:
Fidelity Art Collection and private collectors

Treatment

Technique:
Projector, computerized surveillance system
Dimensions:
Variable
Edition:
1 Edition, 1 AP

Exhibitions


Credits

  • Concept and Direction: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
  • Programming: Stephan Schulz
  • Production Assistance: Pierre Fournier, David Lemieux, Conroy Badger

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