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Here is a really interesting project where sunlight is used to project poems on the ground. The poems change according to the angle of the sun. Check the video!
And read more here: http://blog.typograffit.com/2012/01/one-day-poem-pavilion/
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This is a super interesting documentary about how the Japanese society has been effected by the disaster last year, and how radioactivity has been a part of the mentality since WWII.
Some of the things they talk about/interview people about are:
- Radioactivity is the greatest power, it effects everyone, no matter what political party, race, age, nationality you belong to.
- Government did not tell the whole truth, and have never really considered effects of an accident seriously enough. Economical growth has been too important and dependent on nuclear power.
- Tepco is a super powerful company, investing 700 million pounds a year on advertisement. Radio and TV does not really want to be too critical towards Tepco for this reason, it’s very difficult to fund critical documentaries about the accident with Japanese money, and most funding is found in Europe or USA.
- Japanese women protest more than men. In one city there has been more than 1000 protests the last 20 years against nuclear power.
- Cultural references like Godzilla (relation to American test of hydrogen bomb), Akira (government trying to control an immense power), and Dreams by Kurosawa (actual nuclear power plant disaster scenario)
- Music and concerts have become faster and more intense (“We fucking have to live hard and fast to get the most out of our lives”). Young people have an urge to distract themselves from the effects of the disaster.
- An artist’s mapping of all nuclear bomb tests throughout history, making “boring” info graphically interesting.
This is my favorite documentary show on Swedish television, and it’s really nicely done visually, there’s a lot of nice footage. I strongly recommend watching it, the only problem is that… it’s. in. Swedish… but all interviews are in English! So actually about 50% is English. If you want to know more about some specific part, let me know and I will translate!
And have a nice holiday!
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If you are interested in seeing Into Eternity, you can find the whole movie on youtube.
I think we talked about the movie at some point, but just as a reminder, it’s a documentary on the safety and technologies of nuclear waste storage. It’s made in 2010 and has some really beautiful footage. Visually entertaining at the same time as very educational. A bit like our unit!!
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Hi! Sorry for the late update, I have had some technical problems… but here we go!
Responding to Brief Part 02 – Dial ‘S’ for Sentient
The scenario that I am investigating, is based upon a proposal put forward by a group of Japanese politicians. They are suggesting to build a backup city for Tokyo, so that important functions could instantly be moved and get up and running during a case of emergency in the capital.
Through the concept of backup, I am trying to make comprehensible how essential human networks in urban Japanese environments work. I will also investigate if and how backups for these key functions could be conceived in case a disaster would disable the existing human network structures.
At the moment I am testing prototypes with expanding/contracting spaces adapting to human interaction. The aim is to create a principle for a multipliable and scalable component that reflects the structures of existing networks, and through layering of events over time adapts to create a spatial backup network.
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My experiments this week have been to create a structure from very minimal material (wires), which will expand and define a space as large as possible. The movement will be controlled by a piezoelectric element which will send data through the Arduino board telling a motor with a pulley to open the wire structure.
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Hi!
I don’t know if anyone has seen this movie, but it’s a really interesting and good movie set in Tokyo. It is also extremely disturbing, so maybe don’t go for this movie if you want to feel good after watching something fun. Very much sex and drugs and some violence, and it definitely shows a side of Tokyo we will not even get a glance of. I find this movie to be a masterpiece, but some might hate it… But seriously very strong scenes, and also, maybe not suitable if you have epileptic tendencies.
Here’s the official trailer of the movie, Enter the Void by Gaspar Noe
I have the movie if you want it.
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I have experimented with possibilites of using piezoelectric components as a way of creating a relationship between human activity and the generation of space (with electricity as the link). Here are my initial tests.
