data.film

Ryoji Ikeda

data.film ,
Co-workers & Funding
Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, JP
concept, composition: Ryoji Ikeda
computer graphics and LED light box design: Shohei Matsukawa
35mm film development and print: Color by Dejonghe n.v. (Kortrijk, Belgium)
co-produced by Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains and Forma
Documents
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Description
how many points are there in a line?
What is the number of numbers?
How can we verify that the random is random?
data.film is part of the datamatics project, which is a series of experiments that explore such questions, physically and mathematically. Visitors will experience the vast universe of data in the infinite between 0 and 1.
A sculptural wall installation, data.film consists of a series of 35mm film mounted in a light box. The image on the film is constructed from microscopically printed data codes and patterns from pure digital sources, while the unusual proportions of the light box (4 cm high, 10 metres wide, 4 cm deep) create a long, narrow strip of film. Only upon close examination by the viewer can the film and its contents be recognised.
Keywords
  • aesthetics
    • installation-based
  • subjects
    • Art and Science
      • databases
Technology & Material
Display
A sculptural wall installation, data.film consists of a series of 35mm film mounted in a light box. The image on the film is constructed from microscopically printed data codes and patterns from pure digital sources, while the unusual proportions of the light box (4 cm high, 10 metres wide, 4 cm deep) create a long, narrow strip of film. Only upon close examination by the viewer can the film and its contents be recognised.
Bibliography
  • Ikeda, Ryoji. date | place. Atelier de Création Radiophonique(ACR), France Culture: Èdition DIS VOIR, FR, 2010.
  • Yoshizaki, Kazuhiko and Kohsuke Murata Murata and Kazuya et. al. Kondo, ed. +/- [the infinite between 0 and 1]. : Kiyoshi Hayashi (Esquire Magazine Japan) and Access Publishing Co., 2009.
  • Barral, Xavier and Ryoji Ikeda and Caroline Naphegyi, ed. V =/ L Book. Paris, FR: Editions Xavier Barral, 2008.
  • Ikeda, Ryoji and Forma, ed. formula [book + dvd]. London: Forma UK and Cornerhouse Publication, 2005.