“Disturb Me” is an interactive installation by The Popcorn Makers. It is activated and modified by the sounds of it’s surroundings and participants.
Knowbotic Research
Knowbotic Research are an art group based in Zurich, that experiment with urbanity, construction of knowledge and political representations in mediatised public spheres. (Above image from the KRCF project — Newborn – Undeliverable?)
Taiwa-Hensokuki
Taiwa-Hensokuki is an installation by Yuko Mohri, where two IBM notebooks ‘converse’ with each other with speech synthesis and speech recognition software. As they continue in this process the original message becomes transformed and distorted (perhaps in the same way as in a game of Chinese whispers).
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Minimaforms
Minimaforms are and architecture and design form who build experimental and ephemeral structures designed to engage and experiment. Shown above is a still from their ‘smoke signals‘ installation which explores the dynamics of smoke and light integrated with todays SMS technology.
Glen Murphy
As well as being the UI designer for Googles first browser attempt, Chrome, Glen Murphy also has some excellent experiments in interactive installations. Shown above is Nano2 and interactive display of bucky balls on the floor of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Hector Serrano
Hector Serrano’s water drop installation for London Design Week ‘08 is quite brilliant. (via Core77)
Richard Box
Richard Box is a UK based artist whose work Field (shown above) is quite stunning. Featuring over 800 fluorescent tubes in a field which are powered not by normal means but by the electromagnetic field emmenating from the powerlines overhead.
Polygon Playground
Polygon Playground is a conceptual lounge installation that allows visitors to explore it’s interior which feature 360° surface mapping making the surfaces warp and change in real time (watch the video here). (via Josh Spear)
Metamorphose ‘08
The fantastic folks over at pingmag have a great write up on the Japanese Metamorphose festival. The festival fetaures some great uses of technology in human spaces and interactive installations and architecure.
