Installation — laser, glass vessel, local water, projection. Aluminium profiles, laser, glass vessel, pump (water from fire reservoir), projection system. Result is a continuous projection of water micro-world.
BASIC INFORMATION
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CONTEXT AND ORIGIN
ARTWORK CONCEPT
EXHIBITIONS
CONNECTIONS
Series
Hydro-Syntax
ID
2020-IF-IN-01
Date of origin
5.9.2020
Technique
Installation — laser, glass vessel, local water, projection
Dimensions
2000×2000x2000mm
Duration
Continuous, autonomous; activation on viewer detection
Software
Circuit with photoelectric cell detecting viewer; activation of laser beam transmitting through water droplet with microorganisms. Projection created optically, without digital processing. Modular wiring without microcontroller.
Hardware
Aluminium profiles, laser, glass vessel, pump (water from fire reservoir), projection system.
Data source
Local water from fire reservoir behind gallery — contains unique microorganisms specific to installation location.
Interaction
Environmental, autonomous. Viewer observes projection of microorganisms from water sample taken from installation site.
Location of origin
Galerie Chov / Barchov / Czech Republic
Type of exhibition
Gallery installation
Curator
Kristýna Pozlerová
Photo
Vojtěch Zikmund, Berta Holoubková
Author of text
Kryštof Brůha
Key concepts
Water micro-world, hidden systems, local source, viewer synchronisation, visual laboratory
Text title
Intra Fluidum: Scanning the Water Micro-world
Date
Exhibition
5.9.2020
Intra Fluidum — Galerie Chov, Barchov
Series
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CONCEPT
The Intra Fluidum installation was specifically designed for Galerie Chov, where for two months it connected the water micro-world with our reality. The essence of this visual laboratory is the continuous scanning of water droplets using a laser beam. Thanks to this principle, a unique projection is created, in which the viewer can see previously hidden systems of microorganisms. Another layer of the Intra Fluidum installation is the connection of the viewer’s imagination with the projection arising from the unique conditions of the place. For this purpose, the Intra Fluidum installation uses a local water source — in this case, the fire reservoir behind the gallery. Because it is a water source directly from the installation site, the viewer can more easily synchronise with the Intra Fluidum action and find connections between the place and the projection.
