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The iSemaphore Project
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The semaphore inspired artist Philippe Druez (ON1PHD) in a mixed / multi-media project.
The iSemaphore Project
In this project a communication network is built in which the initial message is sent using a semaphore. This mechanical message is observed from a hill by a camera with telelens. The optical image is decoded using an image analysis app and send over the world using a network of shortwave radio stations.
A part of the installation is of course a design inspired by Chappe's semaphore, but also the associated code book, the image recognition software and the conversion to morse code. Ultimately, the system will be operational by a performance in which every half hour messages are transmitted. The messages are also tweeted on @The_iSemaphore.
The installation will be demonstrated on April 26, exactly 220 years after the first semaphore was inaugurated in France. That day messages will be sent from a hill near Zwalm (Meilegemstraat, Zwalm). A second performance will take place on June 20 during the open house of the Academy of Fine Arts, Offerlaan 3, Ghent.
More information:
philippedruez.be/isemaphore (Dutch)
facebook.com/isemaphore
Twitter: @The_iSemaphore
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SALUT, the iSemaphore gazette ed. 1 (Dutch)
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