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Debate is a work about the use of language in politics. The viewer is witness to two politicians as they engage in a debate; however, rather than having a constructive dialogue to promote their ideas and solutions, the politicians spend their energy arguing with one another. Their language is, once again, incomprehensible, causing the viewer to lose interest in the conversation and politics all together.
In this installation, each character is an autonomous and independent unit. Through the use of custom electronics, an Arduino micro-controller and programming, each spokesman waits for a short moment of silence to resume speaking. The act never reaches a conclusions and it is performed in a non-deterministic way.
The politicians can also be seen on TV and print.
7Nov14 | Debate
Light & sound installation - mixed media, electronics, programming
7Nov14 | Debate
Light & sound installation - mixed media, electronics, programming
7Nov14 | Debate
Light & sound installation - mixed media, electronics, programming
20Nov14 | Debate
12Nov14 | Debate
Light & sound installation - mixed media, electronics, programming (naked figures)
12Nov14 | Debate
Light & sound installation - mixed media, electronics, programming (naked figures)
12Nov14 | Debate
Light & sound installation - mixed media, electronics, programming (naked figures)
Work in progress photos…
This installation project was an opportunity to learn and build something with electronics. Each unit includes a 45W power supply, an Arduino micro-controller, a custom build circuit board which acts as an audio filter to detects a specific audio frequency, a microphone, speakers, a RGB-LED strip and some controls.
Each Arduino micro-controller is programmed with a set of rules to allow both to engage into a conversation, in a non deterministic way. It produces words in binary via light and a discontinuous audio tone. Between each sentence there is a short break. Within that short period of time, the other unit has a chance to intervene. If both accidentally start talking together, one stops. If one talks for way too long, the other starts talking as well and as no-one gives up, they talk on top of each other and turn red.
Mihalis Marinis designed and helped with the implementation of the custom board.
This installation was build for monomorphia solo art exhibition.
It all started from this gif
14Jul14 | Mannequins and cardboard mockups
14Jul14 | First test heads
21Jul14 | Many attempts to find the right shape
13Nov14 | debate_cone
Vector design for the lazer cut
22Jul14 | Final choice
24Jul14 | Design sheets
and plexiglass heads right off the manufacturer
27Jul14 | Head attatchement
29Jul14 | First LED tests
31Jul14 | First version of the board
Mihalis Marinis working on the design for the audio tone detection circuit
13Nov14 | debate_board_v2
custom electronics board designed by Mihalis Marinis
24Aug14 | Second version
right before adding all the components
24Aug14 | Powering it the board
12Sep14 | Adding the LEDs and arduino control
16Sep14 | Three parts of the module
Power supply, arduino, audio tone detection board
![Both modules | finished with their control panel. [Microphone sensitivity, speaker volume, always on switch, RGB knobs, On/Off switch]](../../../file/photo/ch3_141011_5875.jpg "Both modules")
11Oct14 | Both modules
finished with their control panel. [Microphone sensitivity, speaker volume, always on switch, RGB knobs, On/Off switch]
16Oct14 | Module installed
16Oct14 | Both units complete
16Oct14 | debate process
The algorithm was prototyped in processing for easy debugging and visual feedback. Here is what it looks like when running.
See the final installation.
10Nov14 | Mesazon
70x100cm, 5mm iron plate, lazer cut
12Nov14 | Mesazon
70x100cm, 5mm iron plate, lazer cut
12Nov14 | Mesazon
70x100cm, 5mm iron plate, lazer cut
4Nov14 | Mesazon
70x100cm, 5mm iron plate, lazer cut
Mesazon was made for monomorphia solo art exhibition.
26Oct14 | Binary speech
23x33cm, series of 14 silkscreen prints
10Nov14 | Binary Speech
23x33cm, series of 14 silkscreen prints | ch3
10Nov14 | Binary Speech
23x33cm, series of 14 silkscreen prints | .gr
10Nov14 | Binary Speech
23x33cm, series of 14 silkscreen prints | /co
10Nov14 | Binary Speech
23x33cm, series of 14 silkscreen prints | mma
10Nov14 | Binary Speech
23x33cm, series of 14 silkscreen prints | nd
7Nov14 | ASCII Table
A series of 14 silkscreen prints with unique hand drawn patterns on the characters’ heads. It is a visualization of the incomprehensible, technocratic language the political and economic spokesmen use to enforce austerity measures to the masses during the Crisis. A language full of technical terms and abstract economic meanings, acts as a barrier to the actual information and the intentions of the men in control. In order to reach to the conclusion, one is required to either have specialized knowledge or invest time to research the topic.
In a similar way, this work is a riddle where the viewer is challenged to decrypt the series of prints to gain access to the information. Reading top downwards the heads of each character, dashed lines correspond to 0 and continuous lines to 1. Each 8 line pattern is an actual byte that matches an alphanumeric character of the ASCII table. The collection of these 14 characters form a URL which redirects to an official source of the actual information.
This series was part of monomorphia art exhibition. Some photos from the printing process.
19Oct14 | missprint