Monolithic Light Sculptures
United Visual artists are a London-based creative collective who specialise in technology-driven installations. For the London leg of The Creators Project they’ve brought their movement-reactive LED sculpture, Triptych, to Victoria House Basement for you lot to interact with.
The Creators Project: Can you give us a brief rundown of what people can expect from Triptych?
United Visual Artists: Well, the sculpture is basically three LED monoliths controlled by software that has been specifically designed for the piece. The piece is reliant on motion detection; it senses movement and reacts to it. So the piece alters a lot depending how many people are interacting with it.
Do you give the monoliths pet names?
No, they are just called 1, 2 and 3.
How does the space here at Victoria House Basement compare to other spaces where you have installed Triptych?
It was actually originally designed for outdoor use, so it’s interesting setting it up inside in the dark. There are no windows in this space, so if the lights are out it really is pretty black, so I think the LEDs should look great.
How would you describe the way that Triptych reacts to interaction?
It reacts to how close you are to it and how fast and how you move around it. I’ve always thought of it a bit like a person who you are winding up; you enjoy their reaction, but after a while you quit winding them up. But you can’t quit for long. It’s kind of addictive; you have so much control over it and that control makes you stay or keep coming back to it. The larger the crowd of people, the more extreme the reaction from the monoliths can be, but at the same time there is real sense of intimacy if you are engaging with it on your own.
What other installations or artists are you psyched about seeing?
Karl Sadler’s installation looks amazing. I’m looking forward to seeing that in full flow, plus the Nick Zinner and Spike Jonze pieces should be interesting.
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