Space-Time Transference
Ubiquitous Moving Images/A proposal for a site-specific experience which exploits location-based media/2008
We are connecting and becoming closer to other parts of the world through the use of a diverse array of media. People carry their cellphones every day at every moment as if it is a part of themselves. In our age, we can connect with others on the opposite ends of the globe whenever we wish. Television shows us the issues from other countries. Google Earth and WorldWide Telescope allow us to explore wherever we want go, even if it's not within our own planet!
The idea for this project is the ability to explore the world using the infrastructure from Pasadena, California. This allows people to have a unique media experience via an existing infrastructure.
This experience is different compared to watching a television or a web cam. What kind of story develops from this media flow in Pasadena and what is the value of a civic level of experience? How does 'watching something' in real-time, change your perception? The effect of co-presence? Also, how will this influence the every-man's imagination and creativity?
Project detail
There are a total of ten convoys attached with cameras, moving around the globe (according to the concept of twinning). Convoys no.1-5 move on land. Convoys no.6-10, flow across the sky within the twinning area. Different camera angles enable viewers in Pasadena to see various perspectives of the same location.
The image below shows the concept of twinning how, when and where convoys keep moving around the world throughout the entire year.
As the moving image shows below, even though 10 convoys are moving together, they are not fixed. they have very flexible distance each other. It is another interesting part of feeding stories to the Pasadena displays.
Buildings are superimposed with huge display billboards which are showing moving images from convoys. Also, moving images from each convoy spreads out to billboards of the each intersection of the Pasadena area.
The intriguing thing happens when they(images of twinning places) are overlaid on the billboard. Even though the physical space of Pasadena area is fixed depend on the distance and location between convoys, it is rearranged into the virtual space which is laying out on the billboards continuously differently. Virtual spaces are sometimes larger or sometimes smaller than physical space. In addition, projected images with multiple perspectives of camera angle make people experience the same place different.
billboard/cell, public/private, large screen/small screen
3 Dimensional perspective 1
3 Dimensional perspective 2
iPhone interaction
What if people are able to control floating convoys with their cellphones?
What if people can choose the next destination for the convoys?
Untitled from yuseung kim on Vimeo.
