The Shadow Machine is a hand-made analog projection system that reanimates two blacksmiths from the late 1800's, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge and compiled on plate #374 of his Animal Locomotion series.The fantastic soundtrack is original work by Tyler Walker. You can read more about The Underbelly Project in the New York Times.
The Shadow Machine was conceived of and created for the The Underbelly Project, an extraordinary, unauthorized exhibition of more than one hundred international street artists in an abandoned subway station in New York City. The Shadow Machine's projected, ghostly figures hammer away in complete darkness at the far end of the platform, ever-toiling spirits working on a never-finished station that was abandoned generations ago.
Inside the Machine, six frames hand-painted on clear plexiglass operate as gobos when lit from behind by narrow beam LEDs. A light sequence, controlled by an Arduino board with custom software using a 9V battery, casts each successive shadow in a loop.
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The Shadow Machine
I'm very excited to finally be able to share this project I Am and I collaborated on recently.
November 14 2010, 02:44:57 UTC 1 year ago
http://www.mitchellfchan.com/dreamofpas
I wish I could see that subway too!
November 15 2010, 06:28:13 UTC 1 year ago
Oh man, I definitely saw that video but had completely forgotten about it. But it was an obvious influence. I've added it to the Prior Art on the project page. Thanks for mentioning it!
(I've been checking out the rest of Mitchell's work, too. Great stuff.)
November 15 2010, 16:19:30 UTC 1 year ago
And Muybridge - I'm constantly fascinated by how his work is so simple, but can constantly be recontextualized to create something new every time.