Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, "Apocatoptron", 2012. Montreal, Antimodular Studio, 2012. Photo by: Antimodular Research

First SurfaceShadow Object 3, 2012

Two front surface mirrors are suspended from a thread and move with the air flow and with a small motor. Projected on the wall behind the mirrors is a real-time virtual representation of the public as seen from the perspective of the mirrors. The public is represented as patterned 3D silhouettes anchored in a reference prism that rotates with the mirrors. The piece is an attempt to construct an artificial perspective on the reflected subject.

 

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, "Semioptics for Spinoza, Shadow Object 4", 2012. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Flujo Óptico, Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, España, 2019. Photo by: Courtesy Galería Max Estrella.

Semioptics for SpinozaShadow Object 4, 2012

A plano-convex lens is suspended from a thread and moves with the airflow and with a small motor. Projected on the wall behind the lens is a set of artificial lens flares generated by equations that take into account the orientation of the lens in relation to the viewing public. The project generates fake light beams that go through the real lens: the lens then diffracts and scatters the fake light creating light source aberrations, directional haze and chromatic distorsion.

 

BifurcationShadow Object 2, 2012

A small Y-shaped branch, similar to a divining rod, is suspended from a thread and moves with the air flow and with a small motor. Projected on the wall behind the branch is its shadow, only you can see the entire tree from where the branch came. The branch and the tree shadow are always oriented in the same way.