Vectorial Elevation
Relational Architecture No. 4

Editor:

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Publisher:

Conaculta and Ediciones San Jorge, Mexico City

Characteristics:

Paperback, Spanish-English bilingual edition, 346 pages, 233 color illustrations. Dimensions: 16 x 23 cm. First edition November 2000. ISBN 970-18-5553-1 and ISBN 968-5379-00-9. Printed in Mexico.

Synopsis:

With the arrival of the year 2000, Mexico City's Zócalo Square was transformed by immense light sculptures created by participants on the Internet using a virtual reality program. This book documents the interactive art project Vectorial Elevation, which allowed thousands of people from 89 countries to control 18 robotic searchlights with 126,000 watts of power and link Cyberspace with Mexico's most emblematic urban landscape. Prominent artists and critics analyze the historical, aesthetic and technological impact of this massive “Relational Architecture” intervention.

Contributors

Andreas Broeckmann (Germany)
Daniel Canogar (Spain)
Erik Davis (USA)
María Fernández (Nicaragua / USA)
Erkki Huhtamo (Finland)
Geert Lovink (Netherlands / Australia)
Brian Massumi (USA)
Mónica Mayer (Mexico)
José Luis Paredes “Pacho” (Mexico)
Axel Roch (Germany)

Read Sample PDF article from the book:

Spectral Architectures by Daniel Canogar.




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