Wednesday, March 19, 2008

RECHNENDER RAUM

Rechnender Raum

Artist: Ralf Baecker
Medium: Installation made of sticks, strings, and plumbs. A cylinder about 10 ft tall, 12 across.
Year: 2007
Originally exhibited at MOLTKEREI WERKSTATT KÖLN/COLOGNE and RINITATIS KIRCHE KÖLN/COLOGNE

Artist Statement
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This piece explores the mechanical and spatial nature of computation by placing the computation in a physical space, carried out by mechanical processes. A user can move through the gallery space, examining the process from any angle, but will likely gain only intuitive insight into the computational process.

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