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RAPI DFI RERAI NBOW GENERATOR pr oj ect swhi t el i ghtont oadar k war ehousewal l .Whi r r i ngbl adessl i cet hr oughi tr eveal i ngaspect r um of col or s. Api ecef r om Tr avi sJanssen’ si nst al l at i onConver si on/ Conver gence,made f r om apr oj ect orandal t er edboxf an,conveyst hef r agment at i ont hatoccur s whent r ansl at i nganal ogt odi gi t al .Downt hehal l ,Mat tGi l ber t ’ sFontFl ower s exami nest hesubt l edi f f er encesbet weent ypogr aphyst yl esbyconver t i ng t hei rf or msi nt of l or alpr i nt s.Farf r om j ustr ai nbowsandf l ower s,however , JanssenandGi l ber t ’ sexhi bi t i onsdeconst r uctt hef or malel ement sof cont empor ar yaest het i csandt echnol ogyt hatof t engounnot i ced. I npr oj ect i ngdi gi t all i ghtt hr oughhi s“ r eadymade”boxf an,Janssenr emi nds ust hatt hewhi t el i ghtweper cei vei sact ual l ymadeupofr api dl ymovi ng col or s.I nhi spr ocess,“ addi t i vepr i mar i esar er eveal ed.Red,gr een,and bl ue,now conver t ed,r esul ti npr oj ect edshadowsofsecondar i es-cyan, magent a,yel l ow,andbl ack-t hatar ef ami l i art osomanypr i nt er s. ”Near by ,
aser i esofscr eenpr i nt smadef r om phot ogr aphynegat i vesofgar ment pat t er ns,r esembl ecol or f ul ,abst r actl aserbeams. Bot ht hepr oj ect i onandpr i nt sar evei l edbyaser i esofgr i dsr emi ni scentof pi xel sonascr een.Wher east hecageont heboxf ancr eat esshadowyl i nes bybl ocki ngl i ght ,t hepr i nt shaveasi l vergr i dover l ay . Conver si onst hatoccurdur i ngJanssen’ spr ocessr esul ti nf r agment ed, gr aphi cdi spl ays.Hi spr i nt sbegi nwi t hpat t er nst omakeact ualcl ot hes,yet r esul ti n2D squar esofcol or .Thecol or sofdi gi t all i ghtf r om t hepr oj ect i on conver gei nt owhi t eunt i lconver t edt hr ought hemovi ngf an,r educedal sot o squar esofcol or l i kepi xel sonascr een. Conver si onsal soexi sti nGi l ber t ’ swor k,t hr ought het r ansl at i onoft ypef ace i nt oabst r actf or ms.EachFontFl oweri smadebyt aki ngt hel et t er f or ms ( i ncl udi ngpunct uat i onandnumber s)ofaf ont ,separ at i ngeachshapei nt o t hesegment st hatmakei tup,andmovi ngt hem sot hatt hecur vesor i gi nat e f r om asi ngl epoi nt .Di f f er encesexi stbet weenf l ower s,i ncl udi ngpr opor t i onal r el at i onshi ps,modul ar i t y ,cur vecompl exi t y ,andf ontr el at i onshi ps. I nanagewher ewear eover whel medwi t hdi gi t alsyst ems,i t ’ seasyt ot ake f orgr ant edt hef or malaest het i csanddesi gnal lar oundus.Whet heri t ’ st he f r agment at i onorsubt l ebeaut y ,bot hJanssenandGi l ber tpoi ntt ot he i mper cept i bl econver si ons/ conver gencest hatoccuratt hei nt er sect i onofar t , desi gnandt echnol ogy . RachelBubi si sani ndependentar t swr i t erandcur at orofSeedSpace.
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“Ican’ tst op,Char l i e! ”… “Ther e’ snot hi ngt ogr abont o! ” Remembert hescenewhenChar l i eBucketandGr andpaJoest aybehi ndi n Wi l l yWonka’ sBubbl eRoom andsecr et l ysampl eFi zzyLi f t i ngDr i nk?They begi nf l oat i nguncont r ol l abl yskywar dandar enear l ysuckedi nt oa cei l i ngmount edexhaustf an—t hei rdemi sesbysuchapal pabl evor t exar e r ealandi mmi nent . Tr avi sJanssen’ si nst al l at i onent i t l edConver si on/ Conver gencei naugur at es SeedSpace’ snew l ocat i oni nNashvi l l e’ sTr ackOnebui l di ng.Ther aw ( pr ebui l dout )i ndust r i alspacecoupl edwi t hJanssen’ ssi mpl epr esent at i onof apr oj ect ort hr owi ngl i ghtt hr oughanal t er edboxf anmakesf oranuncanny si ngul arexper i ence.Navi gat i ngsuchadar kwar ehousel i keenvi r onmentt o f i nd,ar oundonef i nalbend,ahypnot i cconver genceofpsychedel i cmoi r é l i ghtsoundt r ackedbyt heconst antdr oni ngofaboxf an,dr awsonei nt ot hi s backcor nervor t ex—and,i nasense,pr esent saf ei gnedconcept ualvi ewi ng t hr eatequalt oChar l i eBucket ’ sj ust i f i abl eone. Janssen’ si nst al l at i onhi ngesuponanext r emel ydependentr el at i onshi p, whi chr eveal si t sel fsl owl yuponcl osei nspect i on:Janssen’ s“ f i l m”i spr oduced bya“ si mpl e”opt i calt r i ck.Manualaddi t i onsofcl earPl exi gl asst r i ps,act i ng aspr i sms,ar esl i ppedi nt ospacesbet weent hef anbl adesandext er nal pl ast i cf r amewor k.Thi sr at heranal ogdeci si onact i vat esaconver sat i on bet weent wof r eest andi ngmachi nes;t he“ whi t e”pr oj ect orl i ght si mul t aneousl yr ef r act sandr ef l ect si t ssel ectspect r um ofcol or sont ot hewal l behi nd.Ther ef or e,t hi sf i l mi si nconsci ous,const antf l uxduet ot he Pl exi gl as’ ssl i ghtmovement scausedbyt hef anbl ade( r ead:el ect r i ccur r ent ) wi t hi nt hepl ast i cf r ame. I naddi t i on,t heexhi bi t i oni ncl udesasetoft hr eepr i nt sf r om Janssen’ sPi xel Gr i dsser i es( 2011,i nkj etphot osandscr eenpr i nt sonpaper ,each15. 25x23 i nches)i nst al l edont hel ef t handwal l .Hungi nasi mpl ever t i calcol umnand spot i l l umi nat edont hebar eexposedbr i ck,t heconf l uenceofsur f acesf eel s anext r emel yvul ner abl eone.Col or f uli nkj etgr adi ent s,wi t hvar yi ng over l appi ngl i ghtbeamsorsear chl i ght st yl eef f ect s,actasphot ogr aphi c base—i magi net heunf or t unat e,butnow i r oni c,l aser t hemedchi l dhood schoolpor t r ai tbackdr ops—f orsi l verscr eenpr i ntgr i ddedover l ays.The pr i nt edi magesal mostr eadasi l l ust r at i onsor“ st i l l s”f r om t hef i l m:connect t hepr i nt edmi ni mal i stgr i dt ot hephysi calboxf anscr een,andcol orf i el d gr adi ent st ot hepr oj ect edspect r um.
Suchasi mpl e,f or malst at ementpr oducesel egi acr esul t swi t hmucht o gr asp;t hi sr at herhypnot i cdi spl ayofcauseandef f ecti skeptgr oundedby t heomni pr esentcent r alshadow,t hebl ackhol ei t sel f . FontFl ower s,Mat tGi l ber t I tcoul dbesai dt hatbl ackhol esar eal soani nqui r yf orMat tGi l ber t ,wher e t hedr aw t owar dsacent r alandal l consumi ngf ocalpoi ntdomi nat eshi s concept ualFontFl ower spr oj ect . Essent i al l yr educi ngaf ont ’ sf or malpr oper t i esi nt odat af orconcept ual mani pul at i on,Gi l ber t ’ sf our l eaf edFl ower sr esul tf r om t hecur vedsect i onsof par t i cul arf ontf or msdi gi t al l ymani pul at edandpl acedt or adi at eout war df r om acent r alpoi ntorcoor di nat eaxi sI funawar eoft hesedi gi t alpar amet er s, Gi l ber t ’ sf or malf l oweri magesal mostr eadasdr af t smanl i kedr awi ngs pr oducedwi t hamat hcompassandpen/ i nkbyhand.Var i ancesbet weenf ont f ami l i esbecomebr okendownr esul ti nanover al lhomogeni zi ngef f ect bet weent hemyr i adofFl owergenusspeci espr esent ed. Gi l ber t ’ st ypogr aphi cpr oj ecti spar tofal ar gerai mt odi gi t al l yand aut omat i cal l yor gani zef ont sbasedont hei rf or malpr oper t i es.Usi ngsof t war e t or eadandpr ocesst hei ndi vi dualf ontdat a,pr i or i t yi sgi vent ocur ved sect i onswhi ch,i tmustbepr esumed,ar epl acedi nspeci f i ct i meandspace wi t hi nt heconcept ualmat r i x.Ar eal lf ont sessent i al l ymor eorl esst hesame? I ft hi sexper i menti sanyi ndi cat i on,i tseemst hesubt l edi f f er encesbet ween t ypogr aphi c“ f l ai r s” —ser i f s,aper t ur es,ascender s,descender s,l i gat ur es,et c. ar emi ni mi zedwhenf i l t er edt hr ought hesef i xedpar amet er s. RachelReesei sani ndependentcur at orandar t swr i t erbasedi nAt l ant a,GA.
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