{"id":574,"date":"2009-04-21T00:41:30","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T23:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digital-citizen.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=574"},"modified":"2009-05-17T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-17T08:58:00","slug":"e-static-shadows-at-the-dana-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/digital-citizen.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=574","title":{"rendered":"e-static shadows at the Dana Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

An exploration of electrostatics and their role in sensors, technology and art<\/h1>\n

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A beautiful installation by Zane Berzina latterly of Goldsmiths called Static Shadows<\/h3>\n

Wide bands of specially made fabrics with >1,000 LEDs each controlled by a single transistor. Conducting wires embedded in the fabric pick up changes in the electrostatic fields near the fabric. As the fields change, so the LEDs change in brightness. Big changes (such as a charged rod) produce quick rapid changes. Small charges (from your hand say) produce slow shimmering changes. You don\u2019t need to touch the fabric – it works because the fabric is sensitive to the electrostatic fields in the environment. Lovely analogue technology and completely captivating.<\/p>\n

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LEDs react as fields change<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zane describes the blend of technology and craft fabrication as \u2018High Craft\u2019 as opposed to \u2018High Tech\u2019. The audience asked loads of questions about how and why it came about and the practical and esthetic applications of the approach.<\/p>\n

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