Hans Verhaegen
'Laser people' is inspired by Deus Digitalis (2009), a Flash animation with dancing human figures symmetrically arranged in 81 groups of 25.
The original Actionscript was translated to Processing, the animation and the colors were removed and a frame was added to keep all figures connected. The generated design was slightly cleaned up in Illustrator and exported to a dxf file ready to be printed on the Cyborg laser cutter.
The result is a puzzling grid of 25 abstract patterns formed by the 25 rotated human figures reminiscent of plastic model kits. Dancing people are trapped in transparent orange plexi glass.
“Laser people” s’inspire de Deus Digitalis (2009), une animation Flash de 81 groupes de 25 personnages dansant, arrangés symétriquement.
Le programme original a été entièrement réécrit, cette fois sans animation, mais en ajoutant un cadre qui garde tous les personnages connectés, afin de pouvoir découper l’ensemble à la découpeuse laser.
Le résultat? Une déconcertante grille de motifs abstraits constitués de 25 personnages, rappelant les kits de construction de maquettes. Des danseurs, capturés dans une cage de plexiglas orange.
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