Nets 1.0 - Mock-up photograph.
Responsive textile/media installation
Virginia Tech
Faculty Advisor: Paola Zellner
Student Team: Jesus Barney, Adam Burke, Trey Hoffman, John Knuteson, Nathan Artis, Camila Paggi, Saron Iasu, Kelsey Margulies, Sarah Rege, Joanna Cofer, Nikole Seavey, Matt Young, Brian Heller, Susanna Bradley, Matt Bock, Ari Horowitz, Justin Johnson, Kevin Kays, Evan Spillane
This project is a full-scale responsive environment and media installation that takes advantage of a blank, visible exit stair that fronts the main business artery of Blacksburg, Virginia. It is intended to encourage spatial consciousness by employing a contextual approach. The work searches for means to engage the idea of interaction as an intensifier of spatial experience, and strengthens the use of media technology by using it as a perceptual bridge between the participant and their environment. In an age where increasing attention is being given to global issues, the extension of technologies into scales beyond the individual participant promises to broaden the reach of media architecture. [fore]Casting Nets takes advantage of this position by responding to climate data at multiple different scales that could potentially effect global influence. The cylindrical volumes are each netted by hand by the project team. Images are taken from a full-scale mock up at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg.
Installation Space - Day
Installation Space - Night
Photograph of Final Installation (Courtesy of Paola Zellner Bassett).
Installation Section-Elevation
Installation Floor Plan
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