ARTIST: 
Cuppetelli & Mendoza COLLABORATION

They come from two very different artisctic backgrounds, Cuppetelli from fiber arts and Mendoza from programming. Patterns, repetition and interaction are aspects that relevant to both fiber/fashion and computer programming and they took this common point to create work that reflects the intersection of these two disciplines.

ARTWORK: 
iNTERFERENCE POOL (2014)

Interference Pool is an interactive installation that aesthetically and conceptually explores the superposition of virtual and physical space.

The work consists of two floor sculptures, 5′ x 10′ each, faced with a series of parallel elastic cord lines, spaced about an inch apart. These sculptures are illuminated by two video projectors, which output a computer generated graphic consisting of a set of white lines equal to the physical lines in the structure, both in number and configuration. With the aid of a video camera and custom software, the video projections react to a viewer’s motion: when a viewer moves, the computer determines the direction of the motion and generates a set of virtual forces that affect the lines, which curve and bend in a highly naturalistic way, as if they were being disturbed by wind or waves.