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

Amorph — Interactive Projection

In a room filled with active and passive infrared sensors, visitors interact with a computer controlled, amorphous object.
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Tanzendes Sofa — Theatre Installation

With a remote control, a sofa can be activated to dance. Read More

Susi tanzt — Light Installation


A fully automated light installation with 24 light boxes follows a choreography routine. Read More

My Name on Your Lips — Video Installation

For the installation ‘My Name on Your Lips’ by the artists Walter Riedweg and Mauricio Dias a drying line with bed sheets was put up in the exhibition space. On each end of the installation a video was projected onto one of the sheets. Read More

Mama & Vicious Rituals — Installation with Video and Backlit Photos

‘Mama & Vicious Rituals’ is an art work with two parts by Walter Riedweg and Mauricio Dias which was installed at the border between the US and Mexico. One projected video shows 12 authoritarian officers and their dogs, the other poor men in the dark, waiting for the best moment to climb the wall and illegally immigrate to the US. Read More