The first image is a modified version of the work (the in-house poster for this exhibition) by Yuma Takezawa of GENESIS-4, with the team name changed.
Shape Writer
A single alphabet letter, a phonetic symbol, is merely a mark and holds no linguistic meaning on its own.
However, when letters gather and align according to rules, meaning emerges. Even with the same letters, a different arrangement alters their meaning.
This work expresses the process of creating words by combining symbols - alphabets.
When a viewer types words on a keyboard, the corresponding letters are summoned. The letters are pushed out by pistons and placed onto a conveyor. The conveyor moves the letters, and the next letter is placed.
Letter data entered from the keyboard is sent to Arduino via Unity.Arduino receives this data and controls servo motors and stepper motors accordingly.
This is the moment when “meaning,” “words,” and “language,” which we usually take for granted, are born.
Witness the construction of symbols into language with your own eyes and re-examine “words.”
Lantern-TECH
Ukai Kohei, Sugawara Tsumugi, Ofuchi Rin
Size: W2500 x D600 x H100 mm
Materials: Prastic,Wood, Rubber, Motors, Arduino, Unity
QR Code linking to this web page
Important Notice and Request
Only the keyboard may be touched.
Please refrain from touching any other parts.
(Screen, conveyor, character mechanism, etc.)
Photography and sharing on social media are permitted for this work.
Please feel free to tweet using #NID.
Please wait until the previously entered word has left the conveyor before inputting your next word.
As a rule, please limit yourself to one word per person.
Malfunctions may occur during the exhibition.
For safety, please follow staff instructions.
How to Experience the Installation
Enter your chosen English word on the keyboard (approx. 6 characters or less)
Press the Enter key to send the word, pushing the letters out
The letters will be placed in sequence, completing the word you entered
