33 Questions per Minute, Relational Architecture 5

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Source: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

33 Questions per Minute, Relational Architecture 5 ,
Co-workers & Funding
Co-Worker: David Bergevin
Documents
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Description
"33 Questions per Minute" consists of a computer program which uses gramatical rules to combine words from a dictionary and generate 55 billion unique, fortuituous questions. The automated questions are presented at a rate of 33 per minute --the threshold of legibility-- on 21 tiny LCD screens encrusted on the support columns of the Wilfredo Lam Art Center. A keyboard allows participants to log on to the building and add their own questions to the automatic flow.
Keywords
  • aesthetics
    • automated
    • installation-based
    • interactive
  • genres
    • installations
      • interactive installations
  • subjects
    • Art and Science
      • dynamical systems
Technology & Material
Display
Year of Creation: 2000
Technique: Computer, custom-software, 21 LCD screens.
Dimensions: Variable dimensions. Edition: 5 copies + 1 AP
Keywords: database, generative, indoor, interactive, networked, outdoor, projection, recorder, sound, performer.
Collections: MUSAC Museum (León), Cisneros Fontanals Foundation (Miami), Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Jonathon Carroll Collection (NYC) and private collector.