Arcs 21 is an interactive generative artwork that explores the layering and manipulation of curved geometric forms. The system offers a structured yet fluid environment where the viewer engages with the emergence and dissolution of the visual composition.
The work was exhibited in ‘Decode: Digital Design Sensations’, organized by the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A). Following its premiere in London, Arcs 21 toured to institutions including the CAFA Art Museum (Beijing), the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (Moscow), and the Design Museum Holon (Israel).
The work was also selected for the exhibition series ‘New Realities’ (curated by Alpha-ville), presented at the Mobile World Centre in Barcelona and Espacio Fundación Telefónica in Lima. Additionally, it was exhibited at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore as part of the ‘Betwixt Festival’.
Installation view, ‘Decode: Digital Design Sensations’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (2009).
Arcs 21 (2009), generative interactive software.
Selected visual outputs from the software.
The Interactive Concept
Arcs 21
The works of LIA are generally of abstract nature. Structures are offered to the user, where she is able to involve herself in their emergence and decline. The basis for these structures is a certain idea about a specific principle which is offered to the user in a quasi-encrypted form. The user can decrypt and carry forward this structure individually into his/her own world of ideas, and maybe even recognize it in completely different contexts.
The idea behind the work is offered to the user in a poetic and playful way, as an avenue for personal research, enabling further thought in his/her own way. Emotions, memories, questions and flashes of inspiration are welcome results.
Installation at Künstlerhaus Wien (2010)
For exhibitions such as ‘Mind and Matter’ in Vienna and the ‘Betwixt Festival’ in Singapore, the work was presented with a custom-built hardware interface, facilitating the tactile interaction described above.
Installation views from ‘Mind and Matter’ at Künstlerhaus Wien, featuring the custom hardware interface.
Project Details
Year Created: 2009
Medium: Interactive Generative Installation
‘Decode’ Museum Tour
Organized by the V&A London, in collaboration with onedotzero
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, UK (‘Decode: Digital Design Sensations’, Dec 8, 2009 – Apr 11, 2010)
CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China (‘Decode: Digital Design Sensations’, Oct 19 – Nov 21, 2010)
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow, Russia (‘Decode: Digital Design Sensations’, Feb 11 – Apr 10, 2011)
Design Museum Holon, Holon, Israel (‘Decode: Digital Design Sensations’, Nov 18, 2011 – Mar 10, 2012)
‘New Realities’ / ‘Nuevas Realidades’ (Curated by Alpha-ville)
Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Lima, Peru (‘Nuevas Realidades’, Mar 17 – Jun 19, 2016)
Mobile World Centre, Barcelona, Spain (‘New Realities’, Oct 21 – Dec 13, 2014)
Additional Exhibitions
ArtScience Museum, Singapore (‘Betwixt Festival – Art & Bytes’, Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2016)
Curators: Serena Pang and Wen Lei (SPANG&LEI)
Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna, Austria (‘Mind and Matter – paraflows .10’, Sep 9 – Oct 10, 2010)
Fad Galeria, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (‘Festival de Arte Digital’, Mar 12 – Mar 15, 2009)
