4 chocolate drippers hang from the ceiling dripping chocolate onto plates on the floor. Each of the 4 drippers drip at different increments. One drip per second, one drip per minute, one drip per hour, and one drip per day. The drip hits the large stainless plate on the floor, creating a distinct aroma and sound of chocolate dropping. Over time, each of the 4 plates accumulate different sized puddles of chocolate. Chocolate Timepiece was commissioned by Migration of Senses for the Chocolate & I event.

In an empty lobby, smoke-like swirls of light creep from the edges of undulating Corian furniture. When a visitor is present, the light retracts back into the furniture, emerging again once there is stillness.

The Pursuit of Stillness is an interactive projection designed for Acconci Studio‘s Corian Furniture Installation in the lobby of the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Acconci’s installation is part of year long series celebrating the Centennial Year of the Grand Concourse.

The software was written using Open Frameworks with openCV with Optical Flow. The application controls 25 high speed video loops, each mapped to a trigger position on the floor. The video was shot using a Casio Exilim EX-FH20 and the camera tracking uses an overhead PS3 camera.

Pursuit of Stillness – CW&T from Taylor Levy on Vimeo.

The Pursuit of Stillness from Taylor Levy on Vimeo.