Daniel Rozin is an interactive artist who uses responsive media to place the viewer of his works into the work itself, making them the focus of whatever piece they are looking at. It seems he has many other interactive “mirrors” that are his trademark.
The reason that this “Shiny Balls Mirror” struck my attention was that at first glance it appeared that the image being displayed in the piece was actually created by a series of LED lights that were flashing on and off to make a picture. Instead, video cameras were used to pick up a digital map of the object being recorded, then translated physically into a viewable image by manipulating a series of metal ball’s exposure to natural light. While I find the translation of physical objects into digital versions of themselves interesting, I think what fascinates me even more is the ability to take a digital signal and convert it to analog. I wonder if there would be a way to simplify it even more, and to eliminate the necessity of digital and technological reliance to get the same result?