mutsugoto
2009. Interactive installation environment by Distance Lab.
Designed as a "body-drawing communicator for distant partners" the Mutsugoto installation comprises two remotely located networked beds. A touch-activated ring lights up when held, and an overhead camera and projector allow the wearers to 'draw' lines of light which are visible to the other person. When the lights cross the body, they create an uncanny sensation of being touched. When lines of light meet, they twinkle and deepen in colour, indicating the presence of the other person.
Imge credit: Distance Lab.
CREDITS
- Visual artists: Tomoko Hayashi, Stefan Agamanolis & Matthew Karau.
- Choreography: Sue Hawkley with Steinvör Palsson
- Performance: Sue Hawksley & Steinvör Palsson
- Music composition & performance: Peter Gregson.
PERFORMANCES & PRESENTATIONS
- Live telematic performances between installations at CCA, Glasgow and New Media Scotland, Edinburgh, and simultaneous large-scale projection on the BBC Big Screen in Festival Square, Edinburgh, 2009.