Fluxkompensator

I once made blueprints for a kaleidoscope that would be about 30cm squared, on a tripod or A-frame structure. It'd be operated with a winding handle and the images would be projected onto a wall. This wall would also have sensors on it, so when coloured light would hit different parts, pre-recorded soundscapes would play. There would be a different sound for a different colour, and it's play/distortion would be altered according to the speed the kaleidoscope would be played.

I think that I thought about this because I was particularly obsessed with participation, play for the sake of play, immersive installations and such. In fact, I probably still am now that I think about it.

Anyway, today I came across this installation, the Fluxkompensator. It is a lot better than my imagined kaleidoscope. I'm going to work it into the thesis, most definitely.

Behind the Screen from Brian Steen on Vimeo.

We Are Chopchop if a collective or artists in Berlin. Their site exhibits animations, installations, design projects and media art. To my knowledge, they all work on their own projects and help each other out, rather than the whole collective working on each project.