《分子》雕塑

公司：	The Urban Conga	类型：	艺术
地区：	美国	标签：	艺术装置

Molecules是由五个互动水分子组成的系列作品，它们从亚利桑那运河中升起，通过使用者与亚利桑那州斯科茨代尔周围环境的互动而栩栩如生。该装置由 The Urban Conga 创作，旨在展示运河中的水就像我们的社区一样，是由一系列相邻元素之间的人际关系围绕着相互冲突的反应而产生的。

Molecules is a series of five interactive water molecules rising up from the Arizona Canal that come to life through the interactions of its users and the surrounding environment in Scottsdale, Arizona. The installation, created by The Urban Conga, is meant to showcase that, much like our communities, the water within the canal is created by a series of interpersonal connections between neighboring elements coming together around conflicting reactions.

《分子》是作为一项开放式游戏体验而开发的，旨在探讨气候危机以及我们对周围环境的个人影响。该作品让人们看到，他们个人的反应或行动会如何影响更大的反应，而当我们与邻居合作时，它会产生更大的反应。利用该作品及其对光和声音的反射作为游戏的一部分，有助于打破社会障碍，让人们在空间内进行有时令人不快的对话，引导用户思考下面的水以及它的去向、它的主人以及它有多珍贵。

Molecules was developed as an open-ended play experience talking about the climate crisis and our personal impact on the environment around us. The work allows people to look at how their individual response or action can impact a larger reaction, and that when we can work together with our neighbors it generates an even larger reaction. The utilization of the work and its reflection of light and sound as a component of play helps break down social barriers and allows people to connect and converse on a sometimes-uncomfortable conversation within the space, leading users to think about the water below and where it is going, who owns it, and how precious it is.

该作品包含五组水分子，即漂浮在运河上方的总共十个氢原子和五个氧原子。每个分子都会对其使用者、周围环境以及它们之间的相互作用做出反应，从而提供一个有趣的探索机会。在白天，该作品会根据观看角度的变化而改变颜色，从而对自然光做出反应。每个面板都具有屏幕的特性，可以反映出风景和路过的人的运动。分子排列在运河的边缘，让人们可以靠近作品，并在二十面体球体独特的色彩和光线镜像中与自己的倒影玩耍。

The piece contains five sets of water molecules, or a total of ten hydrogen and five oxygen atoms floating above the canal. Each molecule reacts to its user, the surrounding context, and the interactions between them by providing a playful opportunity for discovery. During the day, the work responds to the natural light by shifting and changing colors based on the angle in which it is viewed. Each panel takes on the identity of a screen reflecting the motion of the landscape and people passing by. The molecules line the edge of the canal, allowing for people to get close to the work and play with their reflections within the icosahedral spheres’ unique mirroring of color and light.

在夜晚，每个分子都会被 LED 灯从内部照亮，这些灯会对参观者的声音做出反应。每个分子上的交互点表示人们的声音可以开始移动并改变作品照明的位置，突出一个人的声音对周围环境的反射。当人们在交互点说话、唱歌和大喊时，作品开始回应；人们开始分享他们的故事，讲述他们的梦想，大声说出他们的挫折，甚至为这个装置唱歌。透过运河，人们可以从远处看到他们的对话，灯光会根据他们声音的音量和音调而闪烁和改变颜色。它将运河的边缘变成了一个人们可以自发交谈、交流、跳舞、唱歌和一起玩耍的地方。

At night, each molecule is illuminated from within by LED lighting that responds to visitors’ voices. An interaction point located at each molecule indicates where people’s voices can begin to shift and change the lighting of the work, highlighting the reflection that one’s voice has on the environment around them. As people talk, sing, and yell at the interaction point, the work begins to talk back; people begin to share their stories, tell it their dreams, yell out their frustrations, and even sing songs to the installation. Looking across the canal, people can see the conversations from afar as the lights pulsate and change colors based on the volume and tone of their voices. It transforms the edge of the canal into a spontaneous place for people to converse, connect, dance, sing, and play together.