RGBlaster
Software: RGBlaster II, 2014
Hardware: Simple Sample, 2015
For this group exhibition, i used the hardware from “Simple Sample” but with the software that was written for the RGblaster II. The effect is, that the three colors red, green and blue are used sequentially, ever faster changing until, to the human eye, the become white light. From a,short flash of white it slows down again, until the colors are changing every second, and the cycle continues.
shown 17th – 22nd of July 2014, at GOLD+BETON, Cologne
This exhibition explores the complexities of human perception, particularly how it contrasts with the way a camera captures light and color. It guides visitors from the spontaneous bursts of color in the front gallery to a meticulously choreographed light experience in the back, evoking an almost psychedelic vision. The aim is to encourage reflection on individual perception within unique settings, inviting viewers to engage with the interplay of light and the intricacies of visual experience.
RGBlaster (2008-2014)
This installation consists of three strobe lights filtered in red, green, and blue, operating at the slowest flash rate. Due to slight manufacturing variations, the lights occasionally synchronize, resulting in a dynamic display of colored and white light. This work highlights the randomness of color perception and its impact on the viewer’s experience.
RGBlaster 2 (2014)
Utilizing RGB LEDs and translucent white foil, this piece presents the three primary colors in a sequential manner. As the speed of the transitions varies, the colors merge into white light, creating optical illusions and patterns that engage human perception. This installation invites contemplation on the fluidity of color and visual interpretation.
A Blink (2014)
Discreetly located in the restroom, this installation features modified fluorescent lights controlled by a microprocessor that generates random delays mimicking the human blink rate. The lights flicker off for a brief moment (1/50 of a second), resulting in an ephemeral experience that may go unnoticed by some. This piece serves as a reminder of the fleeting moments that influence perception.
RGBlaster made another appearance at “Kobe Biennale 2011”, at the japan-based Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. It is part of an exhibition making a connection between the japanese group of “Gutai” and the german “Zero”, both showing the original artists of those groups, and two positions of younger artist in one show. The exhibition was on view from first of october until the 23rd of november 2011.
Interview JS kobe 2011 (in german)
On January 28th, two recent works were shown during an evening at Hanse Wissenschafts-Kolleg in Delmenhorst, Germany. I had been invited because of my works at the “Below Zero” exhibition in Düsseldorf last year. It was a good match since one of their fields of research is in the field of human perception.
Due to the size and it’s demanding hunger for electricity, i could not show “RGBlaster” itself. Instead, I presented a 3 channel video based on the installation, one screen documenting the installation as seen last year in Kai10, one screen showing a minute of how the camera perceived the installation, and one screen showing a simulation of what the human eye would have seen instead.
Also, I gave the audience a sneak preview of my latest piece “Kelvin”.
MISCHA KUBALL
TOBIAS DAEMGEN/MORITZ ELLERICH
JULIUS SCHMIEDEL
on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Welcome: Monika Schnetkamp, Arthena Foundation
Introduction: Julia Höner, KAI 10
Sound Performance by PYROLATOR starting 9 p.m.
DURATION: September 11-19, 2010, daily 12-5 p.m.
LIGHT IN DARKNESS: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 7-2 p.m.
The exhibition in KAI 10 will be open at the same time ZERO foundation’s Light in Darkness (address: Zollhof 11)
Sound performance by PYROLATOR at midnight
The title of the exhibition refers to the location and name of the study project Minus1, which was initiated by Düsseldorf artist and Professor for Media Art Mischa Kuball as an experimental laboratory at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Together with Minus1 artists Tobias Daemgen, Moritz Ellerich, und Julius Schmiedel, Mischa Kuball will set up an exhibition that connects light and space, while at the same time focusing on the fleeting nature and semantic mutability of light. The ideas of the Düsseldorf-based artists’ group ZERO reverberate throughout the exhibition forging connections between historical and contemporary artistic experiments with light.
For the first time, KAI 10 and the Arthena Foundation will cooperate with the ZERO foundation, Düsseldorf, in presenting Light in Darkness, a series of artistic interventions, lectures and discussions revolving around the heritage of ZERO, on September 18, 2010. In conjunction with Light in Darkness, KAI 10 will be open till 2 a.m. The artists’ light experiments at KAI 10 will build a thematic bridge between both places in the course of this special night of light and art at Düsseldorf’s MediaHarbour. During the opening of below zero and on the occasion of Light in Darkness, KAI 10 will present a musical performance by PYROLATOR, which will involve a combination of light, movement, sound, and visuals.
photo credit: Claus Lange
This Work is based on the limitations of the human visual perceptive system. The primary colors red, green and blue are flashing up to illuminate the room with more than 100 flashes per second. The human perception is mixing these colors into white, but as the strobes aren’t synchronized, there are moments of a destinct color visible in the room.
Shown again during Quadrienale 2010, Düsseldorf: Below Zero
Shown again 2011 in Kobe, Japan: Reflexionen