Derotation is an installation about a looping video of a windmill shown on a screen rotating at the same speed in the opposite direction. The movement of a wind wheel, known for generating electricity, is visually stopped and derotated by the motion of a motor, known for consuming energy.
Two different aims lead to a standstill: another instance of power wastage in media art?
Derotation
Derotation shows two objects which are rotating in the opposite direction. The video of a windmill is displayed on a rotating display and both rotations happen at the exact same speed. As you see the rotation of the mast around the center, it seems that the rotor blades are standing still. The speed of the animated rotor blades depends on the speed of the stepper motor. The microcontroller and tablet get the synchronized data by wireless lan connection as they react to different wind speeds. The power consuming usage of the motor concurs with the renewable generation of energy through wind turbines. The whole process can stand for consciousness and responsibility of our ecologic footprint, but also for the problem of saving electricity.
Credit: Domas Schwarz
Credit: Domas Schwarz
Credit: Domas Schwarz
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
Kunstuniversität Linz / Timebased Media
Markus Schmidinger
Biography
Domas Schwarz is a media artist, filmmaker, musician and creative technologist from Linz, Austria, who studied Timebased and Interactive Media at the Art University in Linz. His focus is to work and experiment with moving pictures and sculptures in kinetic video, light and sound installations.
