The nice thing about the Internet is you never know where it will take you.
Today I ventured upon Glowlab.com where not only did I discover LED Throwies (magnetic graffiti lights) but I also learned about Conflux 2006, "the annual New York City festival where visual and sound
artists, writers, urban adventurers, researchers and the public
gather for four days to explore the physical and psychological
landscape of the city."
In a nutshell, the festival relates to a concept called "psychogeography, which I’d never heard of. The actual definition of this area a little hard to digest beyond it being "The study of specific effects of the geographical environment,
consciously organised or not, on the emotions and behaviour of
individuals."
Perhaps a good example is the ire raised by the signage in the Washington DC beltway area, which causes DC and Maryland residents to hestitate to venture into Virginia lest they get irreparably lost and frustrated, something I experienced many times during my tenure there.
Due to an early obsession with SimCity and current obsession with wayfinding and signage, I have a feeling psychogeography will become a new obsession. It’s now on the list anyway!
Fast forward several hours and a coffee later
Lo and behold my first experiment with LED-based urban graffiti:
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