The Genealogy
Shimogawa Kei, 1998

Links
http://www.assemblylanguage.com

"Shimogawa¹s piece consists of 81 cigarette-package-sized plastic sheets mounted in a grid on four walls, each of which has at its center a designer-style bar code. Visitors are instructed to use one of two hand-held imagers to read the codes ­ a process which delivers, depending on which bar code is read, one of a variety of programmed metronome sounds..."[source]

The work initially caught my attention with it's design, reminding me of some Art Nouveau gallery decorations. Seeing the composition and design drew me to find out more about the installation and interactive design.

Submitted by
Katalin Banlaki

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