Communicating in a networked world
Walking down the street a couple of months ago, I was amused to notice this manhole cover in front of the Museum of Modern Art. Brightly colored at some previous time.
Art is everywhere.
How many people think about manhole covers? Not many, I guess, but there are a few… Illuminated manhole cover so you don’t fall in at night, especially if you’re old. Manhole covers as art.
In my “commercial” world, one of the things I do is related to art-in-public-places. More specifically, I create “games” that play out thru mobile phones and the Internet, and they are (currently) all linked to art that’s in public places.
So when Cory Doctorow blogged this event (which took place in October-November 2007) it immediately captured my attention. It’s an interactive light painting on the face of a cathedral where the color and patterns of light projected on the face of the building react to sound input from the spectators. “Usman Haque has created responsive environments, interactive installations, digital interface devices and mass-participation performances.” I hope you get as much of a kick from viewing the video as I did.