Went to visit my friend in London last weekend and ended up at the 'Decode' exhibition at the V&A in South Kensington. Had to be talked round at first to go and see it but once i was there i had the best experience.
So i don't know that much about the latest technologies, so a lot of what was on display was completely new territory for me and i loved it. The entrance pathway into the exhibition was lined with long plastic plant like forms, which lit up and flashed when they came into contact with movement. They were designed by Daniel Brown, who works extensively with electronic codes and is a pioneer in the field of new media.
My other favourite pieces included the Digital Zoetrope, by Trokia, which focused on the interplay between technology, design and the arts. It was a spinning circle which when focused on, allowed you to catch cer
tain words on a story depending on where you looked. It was extremely mesmerizing and the illusion was extremely effective. Also Study For A Mirror was an extremely effective and interesting piece, which focused on how people don't spend enough time looking at exhibits. You sat in front of the mirror-esque piece and watched as it gradually painted your portrait. You couldd clearly see who was spending enough time appreciating the work as their outlines appeared on the screen.
I found myself comparing this exhibition greatly to ShowStudio, another exhibition that uses high tech technology, and i have to say that i found the atmosphere in Decode much more interesting then in ShowStudio, which i felt was pretentious and all about how things were exhibited, instead of having a lot of content. I have since returned to the Decode exhibition...
So i don't know that much about the latest technologies, so a lot of what was on display was completely new territory for me and i loved it. The entrance pathway into the exhibition was lined with long plastic plant like forms, which lit up and flashed when they came into contact with movement. They were designed by Daniel Brown, who works extensively with electronic codes and is a pioneer in the field of new media.
My other favourite pieces included the Digital Zoetrope, by Trokia, which focused on the interplay between technology, design and the arts. It was a spinning circle which when focused on, allowed you to catch cer
tain words on a story depending on where you looked. It was extremely mesmerizing and the illusion was extremely effective. Also Study For A Mirror was an extremely effective and interesting piece, which focused on how people don't spend enough time looking at exhibits. You sat in front of the mirror-esque piece and watched as it gradually painted your portrait. You couldd clearly see who was spending enough time appreciating the work as their outlines appeared on the screen.I found myself comparing this exhibition greatly to ShowStudio, another exhibition that uses high tech technology, and i have to say that i found the atmosphere in Decode much more interesting then in ShowStudio, which i felt was pretentious and all about how things were exhibited, instead of having a lot of content. I have since returned to the Decode exhibition...
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