Open Morph / Burst Open
Open Morph is a projected interactive animation displayed in the street-front window of Artisan Gallery as part of the Burst Open exhibition, and as a performative component of the augmented, opensource exhibition identity. It combines images and text from an international invitation to contribute a typographic ‘O’ and a statement about open source design.
With submissions from around the world, Inkahoots created a morphing animation that is controlled by pedestrians' body gestures. By rotating arms and tracing the figure of an ‘O’ in the air, the submitted ‘O’ images morph forwards or backwards and can be paused by raising arms, displaying the contributors' name, location, and statement about open source design. The posture with which participants begin tracing the arc of the ‘O’ is also the semaphore symbol for ‘O’.
In this way, the exhibition identity assumes a performative and ongoing design dimension. And it's fun!
Culture is an open system. A chaotic, non-linear, aperiodic mess. Culture is a remix. Open source is a promise, rather than a product.
Ben Henley, Brisbane
From each according to our ability, to each according to our need.
Alina Marsi, New York
The chance for beginners to use the shoulders of giants that have gone before as the platform to make their own leap from.
Jonathan Nalder, San Diego
Shifting the paradigm into an ecological age, where people are connected by sharing skills rather than separated by owning them.
Ilka Blue, Brisbane
No masters. No slaves.
Enso, Melbourne
At Artisan Gallery, Brisbane, from 4 October – 24 September, 2015
Much appreciation to Corey Walker and Christian McKenzie for helping us make Open Morph. And everyone who responded to the call-out.
Photography by John Vincent Johnsen & Marianne Henriksen
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