graffiti research labratory
Posted on | November 6, 2007 |
“Both Roth and Powderly relish telling companies no, and like to point out that most companies are too lazy to look on the site and make the devices themselves, preferring to give up and move on when GRL gives them the finger. Occasionally advertisers do co-opt the ideas, as evinced when the throwie technology was appropriated for a street-level marketing campaign to promote the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie, resulting in the ridiculous, so-called ‘Boston Terror Hoax.’ GRL rolled their eyes when clueless reporters started calling, assuming they had anything to do with it.
Their L.A.S.E.R. Tag and Mobile Broadcast Unit is a far more interesting project for them and they’ve begun to make it available gratis to various arts organizations and community groups. The LASER Tag is basically a camera, computer, and projector, mounted on the MBS. The camera tracks the light of a laser pointer you use to ‘write’ with on whatever surface it’s pointed at and the writing is projected as the movements are processed. Throw some high-end speakers on the back and you have a moveable graffiti party, art exhibition, or whatever you want. It can also be used for showing films, slides, or multi-media performances.
Roth and Powderly hope that by making their project available to the public new uses will be discovered.” (from dazzeddigital)
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November 10th, 2007 @ 11:16 pm
One of the most interesting Artists in our modern urban
Environments. Amazing Projects, hope they keep going.
November 10th, 2007 @ 11:28 pm
agree. we will see more from them i am sure. their fan commnity is quite big and a lot of people ask for more.