Spectral Surrounding / Daniel Fischer (AT)
live radio frequency light array
Spectral Surrounding is an interactive installation that visualizes radio frequencies. 700 LED lights, arranged in a grid above the visitors, react to different signals. They show live detected mobile radio signals as well as data communication such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth transmissions from the devices that visitors bring along. How aware are we of the signals that our everyday devices emit? How much invisible communication is going on around us? A chaotic tangle of the most diverse signals permanently surrounds us. This data is translated to visual feedback that surrounds the spectator. This work aims to point out the extent to which we are constantly digitally active, and how our communication behavior inevitably leads to our being distracted by all kinds of information.
Photo: Florian Voggeneder
Spectral Surrounding / Daniel Fischer (AT)
live radio frequency light array
Spectral Surrounding is an interactive installation that visualizes radio frequencies. 700 LED lights, arranged in a grid above the visitors, react to different signals. They show live detected mobile radio signals as well as data communication such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth transmissions from the devices that visitors bring along. How aware are we of the signals that our everyday devices emit? How much invisible communication is going on around us? A chaotic tangle of the most diverse signals permanently surrounds us. This data is translated to visual feedback that surrounds the spectator. This work aims to point out the extent to which we are constantly digitally active, and how our communication behavior inevitably leads to our being distracted by all kinds of information.
Photo: Florian Voggeneder