カザミドリとモンスター

Kazamidori


"Kazamidori" is a weathervane for the Internet age. "Kaza" (wind) "mi" (watch) "dori" (bird) is a Japanese expression for a weathervane. People of former days observed the natural behaviour of birds, which have a habit of looking towards the direction of wind, and this behaviour was incorporated in the design of weathervane.

"Kazamidori" is a device to indicate the social wind of interests on the Internet. It works by using the social energy of web accesses to Ars Electronica. When somebody visits the Ars Electronica website, "Kazamidori" turns to point in the direction of the visitor. For example, if somebody visits from Tokyo, "Kazamidori" will point east.)

"Kazamidori" will show the virtual visitors, who continuously access Ars Electronica from all over the world, in the real-world gate of the Ars Electronica Center.

Monster


"Monster" is the night-time Kazamidori. The monster appears on the façade of the Ars Electronica Center and attempts to eat visitors as they enter the main entrance of the AEC. If there are virtual visitors to the Ars Electronica website, the monster will gaze in the direction of the visitors and then pace back and forth between the real and the virtual visitors. Though the function is the same as "Kazamidori", "Monster" is a bit scary. Being scared leads to speculation and speculation triggers rumours and theories. Things can be conveyed as something completely different, depending on the medium and information design used. This work is an antithesis to contemporary media design.



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