Interactive Net-Based Installation
Skin the Sculpture is an interactive, net-based installation that is constantly changing and renewing itself. The surface of the sculpture can be playfully changed with images and text messages. These are retrieved in real time via the Internet.
A new skin can be generated by entering any word or clicking on an image. Similar images are automatically selected by colour, shape and texture via the Google image by image search and seamlessly projected onto cardboard boxes. If you click on an image, other similar images appear automatically. This interaction is fascinating and creates unexpected visual connections. If you click on a text message, other similar text messages appear. The projected content flows continuously and at different speeds from the bottom to the top of the sculpture – an allegory of our lives and the dynamics of the internet, which is constantly changing and renewing itself.
An unusual experience that changes or expands perception and can leave deep emotional impressions. It is equally fascinating to observe the interaction and preferences of other visitors with Skin the Sculpture. An essential aspect of the installation is the social interaction of viewers in a public exhibition space.
Masks
The video projection is only projected onto the sculpture and not onto the wall or floor. This can be adjusted using masks via the Skin the Sculpture software.
Navigation
Clicking on an image generates a new ‘skin’. Similar images are automatically selected by colour, shape and texture via the Google image by image search. While you intuitively click on projected images, the algorithm responds associatively with similar images.