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Wave UFO by Mariko Mori

at the IBM Building Atrium (590 Madison Avenue at 56th Street)
May 10 - July 31, 2003
about Mariko Mori - See photos below
In the photo below, folks (3 at a time) are led into the large tear drop shaped work of art within which they'll enjoy an interactive experience. Within the fiberglass sculpture are Technogel seats on which the visitors will relax and watch a 7 minute projection on the domed ceiling above. Each viewer wears a set of electrodes, which gather brainwave data. This information is instantly transformed into visual imagery, in real time correspondence with the actual activity of the brain, and projected onto the screen.

Interested in partaking in this interactive experience and seeing this beautiful sculpture?

Hours are:

Tues: 10am - 8pm
Wed-Sat: 11am - 7pm
Sun: 11am - 5pm

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As borrowed from their pamphlet:

In the 1990s, Mariko Mori became known for her engaging, highly stylized photographic and multimedia works, set in otherworldly landscapes, in which she starred asa shaman, cyber-chic girl, goddess, and other mythical characters. Blending elements of ultramodern anime and Western pop culture with Japanese ritual and tradition, Mori's luminous utopian vistas united the spiritual past with a visionary future. In recent years, Mori's wide-ranging artistic practice has evolved from the exploration of self-image to focus more broadly on universal themes of spiritual journey, beauty, emptiness, and enlightenment, creating large scale architectural works that invite viewer participation.

Wave UFO fuses real-time computer graphics, brainwave technology, sound, and state-of-the-art architectural engineering to create a dynamic interactive experience. The connection between technology and spirituality is effected here through the use of specially designed computer programs and scientific equipment that monitor and visually interpret the participants' brainwaves.

Drawing upon the Buddhist principle that all forms of life in the universe are interconnected. Wave UFO seamlessly unites actual individual physical experience with Mori's singular vision of a cosmic ream world. Within the tranquil interior of the work, Mori sends participants, three at a time, on an aesthetic voyage that seeks to connect three individuals to each other and to the world at large.


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