Street sign manipulation is a classic feature of urban streetart, but incorporates only limited elements of observer interaction. However, a strong (and out-of-place) association emerges when drivers see these signs. I tried it at home and it is pure beauty to watch them when they start singing. While lacking grand elaboration, I still think David Muzal’s youtube video qualifies for a listing and may inspire others to associative urban manipulations.
This video is of an interactive installation. The stairs are turned into a piano and when one steps on the stair it plays a note. The idea is to get more people to use the stairs instead of the escalator.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Surface Tension, 1992. Plasma or rear-projection screen, computerized surveillance system, custom-made software. Variable dimensions
“Before I die…” interactive art installation. It serves as a wall to cover a construction site for a new Shake Shack in Downtown Brooklyn.
Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Using the MTA’s actual subway schedule, the piece begins in realtime by spawning trains which departed in the last minute, then continues accelerating through a 24 hour loop. The visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 diagram.
More details at:
blog.chenalexander.com/2011/conductor-mta/
