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Commissioned for the London School of Economics and due to be installed in July, more than 23,000 blue LEDs cover this 7'x28' installation. Light appears to flow down the wall, but what one sees are actually words flowing through each other at different rates. Maker Faire visitors can use handheld portable devices to contribute text to the artwork.
Web site: http://www.exo.net/michaelb/artwork/bluerain.pdf
Video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF7iqjh4EAE
Playabees
Michael Brown and David Williams have been collaborating for a number of years and are responsible for Playaflies and Bluerain which have been at the past two Maker Fairs.
Michael is a sculptor and installation artist creating public art in the US and abroad for over 20 years. He has had the pleasure of being an artist-in-residence at the Exploratorium and the Headlands Center for the Arts and as an artist creating projects for Burning Man. He loves making work that engages people with interactive experiences and is a treat for the eyes and mind.
David has had a lifelong obsession with the connection between machines and intelligent software. His professional work has spanned the architecture and implementation of professional software development tools to mechanical engineering and electronics. This has lead him to work with Borland International, Metiabolic and eventually to co-found MakingThings.
http://www.onsights.com