http://bit.ly/rsrpIW MIT+150: Rapidly (Festival of Artwork + Science + Technology): Quickly LIGHT — Humanities division poster for Linguistics and Philosophy, which includes Noam Chomsky

Quoting from the official pamphlet:

Quick LIGHT • May possibly 7 + eight, 2011, seven pm - ten pm

Modern pioneers in art, science, and technology have occur together at MIT to produce one of the most exhilarating and inventive spectacles metro Boston has at any time seen. On May seven and eight, 2011, guests can interact with 20+ art and architectural installations illuminating the campus and the Charles River along Memorial Drive at MIT.

arts.mit.edu / quick

Installations scattered around campus (we failed to fairly see all of them), again pasting from the official flyer:

• aFloat
MIT Chapel • Saturday, May 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 made of silver nylon resonates with gusts of air, warmth from light bulbs, and the motions of passersby.
By Kyle Barker, Juan Jofre, Nick Polansky, Jorge Amaya.

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

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

• Maxwell's Dream
Building 10 Group Lounge, Infinite Corridor
An interactive mural produced by magnetic fields that drive patterns of light, Maxwell's Dream is a visually expressive cybernetic loop.
By Kaustuv De Biswas and Daniel Rosenberg.

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

• Comfortable Rockers
Killian Court
Repose and cost your electronic devices employing green solar driven technologies
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 the two sides of the river. Many thanks to Philips ColorKinetics, CISCO, SparkFun Electronics.
By Sysanne Seitinger.

• Sky Occasion
Killian Court, Saturday, May 7th ONLY
Immense inflatable stars soar about MIT in celebration of the distinctive symbiosis amid artists, experts and engineers.
By Otto Piene.

• Liquid Archive
Charles River
A floating inflatable screen provides a backdrop for projections that highlight MIT's historical past in science, technological innovation, and artwork.
By Nader Tehrani and Gediminas Urbonas.

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

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

• Gradated Area
Walker Memorial Lawn
A discipline of enticing mounts produce a landscape that encourages passersby to meander by way of, or lounge on the sleek plaster shapes.
By Kyle Coburn, Karina Silvester and Yihyun Lim.

• Bibliodoptera
Creating 14, Hayden Library Corridor
Freshly 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 Display
Green Building Facade, Bldg 54
A shimmering curtain of light produced by micro-turbines shows a visual register of the replenishable resource of wind power.
By Meejin Yoon.

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

• voltaDom
Developing 56-66 Connector
A vaulted passageway utilizes an innovative fabrication method that results in intricate double curved vaults by way of the basic rolling of a sheet of content.
By Skylar Tibbits.

• Night time of Figures
Developing 66 Facade & E15 Walkway
A lights installation enlivens MIT architectre with numbers that maintain special or historical importance to the Institute. Can you decode them all?
By Praveen Subramani and Anna Kotova.

• Overliner
Creating E-twenty five Stairwell
Taking cues from a stairwell's spiraling geometry, Overliner transforms a familiar and busy passageway into a moment of surprise and repose.
By Joel Lamere and Cynthia Gunadi.

• Chroma District
Corner of Ames and Primary Streets.
Lanterns react to site visitors by passing audio and shade from one to another, growing in intensity alongside the way and illuminating the route to MIT's campus.
By Eyal Shahar, Akito van Troyer, and Seung Jin Ham.


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