Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Translating "Emoji" into a Giant Light Show at the Beijing Water Cube



By using Chinese social network data, artists are using color to reflect the current moods of the Chinese public via a light show at the Beijing Aquatics Center or Water Cube

From YouTube:
"... Ancient Chinese texts and social media meet in a new giant light show at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. "Nature and Man in Rhapsody of Light at the Water Cube," an installation created by artist Jennifer Wen Ma and lighting designer Zheng Jianwei, uses a computer program to translate I Ching and the collective mood of the Chinese people into a stunning real-time light display on the building's exterior. ..." 
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