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Möller, Christian; Kramm, Rüdiger «Kinetic Light Sculpture»
Möller, Christian; Kramm, Rüdiger, «Kinetic Light Sculpture», 1992
Photograph: Dieter Leistner | © Möller, Christian; Kramm, Rüdiger
This permanent light sculpture is attached to the façade of the Zeilgalerie arcades in Frankfurt/M. The work changes the external effect of the aluminium façade markedly at night. Bluish-yellow figures start to flow at twilight, changing their colours like chameleons according to environmental effects like the weather. Temperature, wind and rain are the real-time parameters of this light sculpture. The façade image is fixed by a computer (Silicon Graphics Indigo Entry) and a weather station on the roof: the current temperature determines the proportion of yellow in the wall. The yellow sections move according to the direction and strength of the wind. Rain influences the vertical flow of the yellow sections. The upper part of the façade is occupied by a horizontal, linear graphic on a broad LED display (3m x 16m), which gives s real-time read-out of the noise level of the passers-by after dark. During the day this graphic display is used to present local news.


 
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Categories: Public Space

Keywords: Interaction | Light

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Frankfurt/Main | Germany | Photograph: Dieter Leistner | Edition / Production: Zeilgalerie, Frankfurt/Main
 

 Möller, Christian; Kramm, Rüdiger
«Kinetic Light Sculpture»

This permanent light-sculpture is mounted on the front of the «Zeilgalerie» department store in Frankfurt/M. The piece decisively alters the night-time effect of the aluminium facade. With the onset of twilight, flowing bluish-yellow figures emerge that change in appearance according to environmental factors such as the weather. Temperature, wind and rain are the real-time factors of this light sculpture. The facade's appearance is determined by a computer (Silicon Graphics Indigo Entry) and a metereological station on the roof of the building. The prevailing temperature defines the amount of yellow in the piece. The yellow elements move in harmony with the direction and strength of the wind, while rain determines their vertical flow.
The upper part of the facade is occupied by a horizontal line design on a wide LED display, which at night renders visible the noise level of passers-by. During the day this graphic display is used for the presentation of local news.

 

Christian Möller