http://bit.ly/odxcam MIT+150: Quickly (Festival of Art + Science + Technological innovation): Quick LIGHT — Liquid Archive, with Light Bridge in background

Quoting from the official pamphlet:

Fast LIGHT • Might 7 + eight, 2011, 7 pm - 10 pm

Contemporary pioneers in artwork, science, and technology have come jointly at MIT to produce one of the most exhilarating and inventive spectacles metro Boston has ever before witnessed. On Might 7 and eight, 2011, guests can interact with twenty+ art and architectural installations illuminating the campus and the Charles River along Memorial Drive at MIT.

arts.mit.edu / rapidly

Installations scattered all around campus (we didn't quite see all of them), again pasting from the official flyer:

• aFloat
MIT Chapel • Saturday, Might 7th ONLY
Inspired by h2o in the Saarinen Chapel's moat, a touch releases flickers of light ahead of serenity returns as a relaxed ripple.
By Otto Ng, Ben Regnier, Dena Molnar, and Arseni Zaitsev.

• Inflatables
Lobby seven, Infinite Corridor
A dodecahedron sculpture produced of silver nylon resonates with gusts of air, heat from light bulbs, and the motions of passersby.
By Kyle Barker, Juan Jofre, Nick Polansky, Jorge Amaya.

• (now(now(now)))
Creating 7, 4th Floor
This installation nests layers of the earlier into an picture of the current, recursively intertwining slices of time.
By Eric Rosenbaum and Charles DeTar.

• Dis(Study course)4
Creating three Stair, Infinite Corridor
A stairwell changed by a shummering aluminum conduit inspired by the discourse in between floors and academic disciplines.
By Craig Boney, Jams Coleman and Andrew Manto.

• Maxwell's Dream
Creating ten Neighborhood Lounge, Infinite Corridor
An interactive mural produced by magnetic fields that drive designs of light, Maxwell's Dream is a visually expressive cybernetic loop.
By Kaustuv De Biswas and Daniel Rosenberg.

• Mood Meter
College student Center & Creating 8, Infinite Corridor
Is the smile a barometer of happiness? Mood Meter playfully assesses and displays the mood of the MIT community onsite and at moodmeter.media.mit.edu
By Javier Hernandez and Ehsan Hoque.

• Delicate Rockers
Killian Court
Repose and charge your digital units making use of green photo voltaic powered engineering
By Shiela Kennedy, P. Seaton, S. Rockcastle, W. Inam, A. Aolij, J. Nam, K. Bogenshutz, J. Bayless, M. Trimble.

• LightBridge
The Mass. Ave Bridge
A dynamic interactive LED array responds to pedestrians on the bridge, illustrating MIT's ties to both sides of the river. Thanks to Philips ColorKinetics, CISCO, SparkFun Electronics.
By Sysanne Seitinger.

• Sky Event
Killian Court, Saturday, May possibly 7th ONLY
Immense inflatable stars soar more than MIT in celebration of the distinctive symbiosis among artists, researchers and engineers.
By Otto Piene.

• Liquid Archive
Charles River
A floating inflatable display screen offers a backdrop for projections that highlight MIT's background in science, technologies, and artwork.
By Nader Tehrani and Gediminas Urbonas.

• Light Drift
Charles River
Ninety brightly glowing orbs in the river alter shade as they react to the existence of individuals along the shore.
By Meejin Yoon.

• Unflat Pavilion
Building 14 Lawn
This freestanding pavilion illuminated with LEDs flexes two dimensions into 3. Flat sheets are bent and unfurl into skylights, columns, and windows.
By Nick Gelpi

• Gradated Discipline
Walker Memorial Lawn
A area of enticing mounts produce a landscape that encourages passersby to meander by means of, or lounge upon the smooth plaster designs.
By Kyle Coburn, Karina Silvester and Yihyun Lim.

• Bibliodoptera
Developing 14, Hayden Library Corridor
Recently emerged from the chrysalis of MIT's diverse library pages, a cloud of butterflies flutters previously mentioned, reacting to the motion of passersby.
By Elena Jessop and Peter Torpey.

• Wind Screen
Green Building Facade, Bldg 54
A shimmering curtain of light created by micro-turbines displays a visual register of the replenishable supply of wind power.
By Meejin Yoon.

• String Tunnel
Constructing 18 Bridge
A diaphonous tunnel creates a sense of entry to and from the Infinite Corridor and frames the encompassing landscape.
By Yuna Kim, Kelly Shaw, and Travis Williams.

• voltaDom
Building 56-66 Connector
A vaulted passageway utilizes an innovative fabrication method that results in complex double curved vaults by means of the simple rolling of a sheet of materials.
By Skylar Tibbits.

• Night of Numbers
Creating 66 Facade & E15 Walkway
A lights installation enlivens MIT architectre with amounts that hold specific or historical importance to the Institute. Can you decode them all?
By Praveen Subramani and Anna Kotova.

• Overliner
Developing E-25 Stairwell
Taking cues from a stairwell's spiraling geometry, Overliner transforms a acquainted and hectic passageway into a moment of surprise and repose.
By Joel Lamere and Cynthia Gunadi.

• Chroma District
Corner of Ames and Major Streets.
Lanterns react to guests by passing audio and color from a single to one more, rising in intensity along the way and illuminating the route to MIT's campus.
By Eyal Shahar, Akito van Troyer, and Seung Jin Ham.


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