This piece called "Augmented Sculpture v 1.0" was created by Pablo Valbuena of Madrid, in collaboration with Medialab Madrid, now called Medialab Prado, a public foundation which brings together art, science and technology with the goal of providing a structure for research and production/development.*
Valbuena's piece begins with a physical structure, which he then shoots a video layer onto using nothing but a normal projector. He states in an interview that simplicity was one of his goals from the beginning, that the piece is about the space (and time) interacting with the viewer. The interview is from 2007, and in it he states that he'd next like to play with scale, and work in an urban environment. Valbuena's Website has some great documentation on what he's been doing since, which includes projecting his Tron-like Augmented realities onto the sides of buildings, and outdoor pavilions, where he utilizes all aspects and nuances of his environments.
When you showed this piece in class i was instantly captivated by not only the simplicity of the boxes but also but the neon lighting and its movement. It is very interesting how something that may at first seem like just a bunch of boring rectangle and square shapes placed in a corner can drastically change into something exciting and different with a light effect. It reminds me of those water fountain shows where even though the water is present in neat ways it still can be just a water fountain, however when they darken the area and put colorful lighting in with it, the show becomes magnificent.
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