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Cloud installation hovers between surrealism and feedback loop

"Cloud" by Canadian media artist David Rokeby is a large kinetic installation suspended from the ceiling of the Great Hall in the Ontario Science Center. It's comprised of 100 sculptural elements arranged in a 10 x 10 grid and is rotated in differing speeds by computer-controlled motors. The effect from the video is wave like patterns of movement.

Cloud by David Rokeby - Link

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Posted by: icanryme2002 on February 2, 2008 at 7:22 AM

can you change it to ontario science center because there is no museum.

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Posted by: Garret on February 2, 2008 at 9:32 AM

If you wanna get technical...it's Centre.

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Posted by: john gomm on February 2, 2008 at 2:57 PM

Who's going to be the first one to remake this scaled down under a glass coffee table? Perhaps with a slow changing color lighting system? I would, if I had room for a coffee table in my room!

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Posted by: Kurt on February 2, 2008 at 6:35 PM

Okay, I've been to the Ontario Science Center (Centre?), and I did not "get" this installation. Now I understand why... it wasn't turned on...

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Posted by: icanryme2002 on February 2, 2008 at 6:51 PM

thats because they always have everything off.

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