Das ideale Leben — Video Pendular

A 12 meter long video pendular shows the artist Muda Mathis flying through the air. The pendular gets accelerated by electric power. The video sequence is synchronized with the movement of the pendular. Read More

Kold with Popple Music — Sensor Steered Music Creation

A special wireless sensor interface (AMUX) provides a composition and its performance in realtime by frequence modulation of sensor signals. During his concert, the electronic musician Kold interacts with the sensors fastened at his shoes. Read More

Staircase to Heaven — Interactive Staircase Illumination

iart developed and realised an interactive light performance for the staircase of the Warteck building in Basle which was active during the ‘In and Out Festival’. The performance changed due to the movements and frequency of visitors on the staircase. The frequency was meassured and transformed into the preformance by eight motion detectors and an electronic controller. Read More

Wearable Art — Clothing Concept for Expo.02

Wearable Art was an information tool for employees and visitors of the Expo.02. It also served as a platform for art projects based on text. A receiver, based on an alpha-numeric pager technology, sent its information to the display which was provided with supplementary functions. Read More

Paul — Miniskirt Display

For a fashion show of the Migros Museum Zurich a miniskirt with an integrated LED ticker for text messages was designed, developed and realized. 160 pixels attached on the fabric were controlled directly by the user. Read More

Das verborgene Prinzip — Interactive Video Installation

For the interactive video installation ‘Das verborgene Prinzip’ (The Hidden Principle) five video monitors are started and manipulated by passive infrared sensors. Read More

Der Getränkeautomat lebt — Light and Sound Installation

‘Der Getränkeautomat lebt’ (The Soda Machine is Alive) was an art project which Muda Mathis and Bernadette Johnson realized in 1999 for the ‘Seewasserwerk Frasnacht’ (the waterworks of Frasnacht). Due to a complex light and sound performance the building got alive. All over the building sound and light installations were placed, which are controlled fully automatically. iart was responsible for the technical side of the project. Read More

Performance Index — Festival

During the Performance Festival Basel in 1999, iart realized lighting, video and audio technology as well as being technical director. Read More

Subconscious Sites — Wearable Art

A line of LEDs, integrated into a piece of clothing, shows a message if the wearer moves. Read More

The Raimundos, Severinos & Franciscos — Mobile Projection Space

Doormen and janitors from the northeastern region of Brazil with the names Raimundo, Severino or Francisco were invited by the artists Walter Riedweg und Mauricio Dias to introduce their working places and residences in a video. Read More