Danny Rozin

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Daniel Rozin
Born1961 (age 6263)
Occupation(s)Associate Arts Professor, ITP, NYU
Known forDigital, Interactive art
Website smoothware.com

Daniel Rozin (born in 1961) is an Israeli-American artist working in the area of interactive digital art. As an interactive artist Rozin creates installations and sculptures that have the unique ability to change and respond to the presence and point of view of the viewer. In many cases the viewer becomes the contents of the piece and in others the viewer is invited to take an active role in the creation of the piece.

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Biography

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"The Wooden Mirror"

Rozin was born in Jerusalem in 1961. [1] He studied industrial design at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. [2] Rozin lives and works in New York City.

Rust Mirror

"Rust Mirror" is the eighth piece in a series of works that Rozin has created since 1999 called ‘mechanical mirrors’. In this series Rozin creates large-scale displays that recreate the viewer’s reflection by means of the manipulation of a multitude of tiles in a variety of materials, in effect turning these into physical pixels. Rust Mirror creates the viewer’s image by tilting tiles of rusted steel up and down in relation to a light source above the piece. As a person interacts with the piece, a trickle of ‘rain’ starts to flow onto the piece in the form of sequences of moving tiles. The more the person interacts with the piece the more it rains, until finally the storm of rain droplets completely overcomes the image of the viewer, accompanied by a loud rumble of rain produced by the motors and tiles. When the viewer steps out, the piece gradually settles down and returns to a still state. Rusted steel is one of the least reflective of materials, and also a material that suggests outdoor dilapidation rather than precise digital accuracy and control. The piece is presented on a bed of gravel that produces a crunching sound as the viewer interacts with the piece and emphasizes the outdoor/architectural style that the piece implies. To interact with the piece, stand in front of it at a distance of a few meters, see yourself reflected on its surface, note that the more you move in front of the piece the more it ‘rains’, move closer to the piece to get a more ‘zoomed-in’ image of your reflection. [3]

Awards

"Trash Mirror No. 3"

His work has earned him numerous awards including:

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

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The back side of "Weave Mirror"

Performance

Sources

  1. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (2007). MUSAC: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León : colección. Actar Coac Assn Of Catalan Arc. ISBN   978-84-96954-20-5.
  2. Cyberarts. Springer. 1999. ISBN   978-3-211-83367-4.
  3. Rust Mirror Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today at Disseny Hub Barcelona
  4. Prix. "Cyberarts 2013 - International Compendium Prix Ars Electronica 2013".
  5. Chrysler. "Chrysler Design Award". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  6. "Arts Brookfield Exhibition and Events".
  7. "Bitforms Gallery Exhibition and Events".
  8. "Bitforms Gallery Exhibition and Events".
  9. "Bitforms Gallery Exhibition and Events".
  10. "Bitforms Gallery Exhibition and Events".
  11. "This was the second ArtScience Residency".
  12. I/O/I. The senses of machines (Interaction Laboratory) Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

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