MOVING HEADS (2023)

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INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION 

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WIRELESS WEARABLE DEVICE, MOVING HEAD BEAMS

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FIRST DEVELOPED FOR NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL ARTS x TECH LAB 2021

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WHAT IF MOVING HEAD BEAMS BEHAVE LIKE MOVING HUMAN HEADS?

 

ORIENTATION OF THE HEAD - PITCH, YAW AND ROLL MOVEMENTS - DESCRIBES THE THREE DEGREES OF FREEDOM OF A HUMAN HEAD. LINKING HEAD MOTION TO MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS OF THE LIGHTING FIXTURE, MOVING HEADS IS AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM FOR PERFORMATIVE LIGHTING CONTROL. MAPPING THE ANGLES OF THE GYROSCOPE IN AN IMU TO THE PAN AND TILT FUNCTIONS OF A MOVING HEAD BEAMS, THE WORK ALLOWS FOR REAL-TIME DATA FLOW TO CONTROL ACTUATED MOTION. 

 

DEVICE DESIGN AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - ALINA LING

SYSTEM DESIGN AND HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT - JUSTIN ONG 

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18 MARCH 2023

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FOR STRANGE WEATHER: 'UPACARA KAMPRET!' - UWALMASSA (DIVISI62, JKT), IN COLLABORATION WITH RAGAURA & ALINA LING 

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RELATING THE HUMAN WITH THE MACHINE, THE PERFORMANCE EXPLORES THE SYNCHRONICITY AND DISORDER OF MOVING BODIES. DANCERS PUT ON ON WIRELESS WEARABLE DEVICES ON THEIR HEADS AND CONTROL THE MOVEMENTS OF SPECIFIC MOVING HEAD BEAM LIGHTS. 

LIVE-PROGRAMMING AND INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - MOVING HEADS - WERE INTEGRATED INTO THE LIGHTING DESIGN FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE BY SOUND AND VISUAL ARTS LABEL UWALMASSA - DIVISI62 AND DANCE COLLECTIVE, RAGAURA.

DANCERS - XUE, SONIA KWEK, JOSH TIRADOS