Monday, January 29, 2007
Light Mappings
I think that a couple of projects I came across are interesting examples of mappings but fail to use the information collected to create something other than an image of light.
James Clar's "energy mesh" on the Habitat Hotel by Cloud 9 Architecture in Spain displays at night the solar energy collected during the day.
The Memory Walk, part of the Digital Mile in Zaragoza, records the paths that people walk with increased illumination for each step.
In both of these cases I think that the information gathered could be used in order to change the environment in a way besides just leaving a trace of what was there before. The
solar information might inform a facade that
could move to provide shading or at least be used as a tool to gain information for future projects in the area. The same is true with the Memory Walk. I think it serves well as a fun art piece that can be enjoyed by the public. However, maybe more could happen. Maybe areas where nobody walks could move to become benches or other objects that provide a new use for the space along the walk.
James Clar's "energy mesh" on the Habitat Hotel by Cloud 9 Architecture in Spain displays at night the solar energy collected during the day.
The Memory Walk, part of the Digital Mile in Zaragoza, records the paths that people walk with increased illumination for each step.
In both of these cases I think that the information gathered could be used in order to change the environment in a way besides just leaving a trace of what was there before. The
solar information might inform a facade thatcould move to provide shading or at least be used as a tool to gain information for future projects in the area. The same is true with the Memory Walk. I think it serves well as a fun art piece that can be enjoyed by the public. However, maybe more could happen. Maybe areas where nobody walks could move to become benches or other objects that provide a new use for the space along the walk.
# posted by Georgia : 10:04 PM
