SAW
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S. → [PL] stacja – station
A. → [PL] audio – audio
W. → [PL] wizualna – visual
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saw → a tool with a blade used for
cutting hard materials
→ past simple of see
→ a short sentence that
states something that
is thought to be true
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S. → silence
AW. → awareness
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COVID–19
REACT.ON
An Interactive lighting installation (neon), which reacts dynamically to the intensity of sound (noise), located in downtown Katowice, situated on one of the advertising poles.
The installation is a kind of membrane that resonates with the environment.
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The SAW neon sign fades in response to noise.
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The arresting and stark nature of this installation encourages silence while simultaneously provoking increased consciousness and awareness of global threats.
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The installation is partly made with recycled materials.
MATERIALS
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neon signs, transformers, programmer, paint, advertisement pole
→ neons: 38 items with a total length of 55 m,
10 of which, of length 15 m, are recycled
→ transformers: 5 recycled items
→ handles: 110 pcs.
→ cables: 19.5 m
→ area: 9.5 m2
LOCATION
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Plac Sejmu Śląskiego 2, Katowice, Poland
REALIZATION
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Raz Dwa Paweł Krzywdziński
COOPERATION
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Katowice – City of Gardens Cultural Institution
Project implemented under the program
Lokata w Kultura
PHOTOS
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Krzysztof Skóra, Paweł Krzywdziński
