The 3D Water Matrix © Patrik Alac
> The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Christian Partos (SE)
> GHOST by Ulf Langheinrich (DE)
The 3D Water Matrix is a robot conceived to create liquid artworks, based on the original idea by Shiro Takatani and Richard Castelli.
Composed of 900 solenoid valves, each computer-controlled, it allows to make water sculptures and animated and three-dimensional works, where the water droplets replace pixels.
It was elaborated with the technical collaboration of Lumiartecnia International -based in Spain-, the famous engineering company specialized in liquid architecture.
The first creations, ST\LL by Shiro Takatani (JP) and The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Christian Partos (SE) premiered at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris in 2014.
A third piece, GHOST, designed by Ulf Langheinrich (DE), whose first version was presented during the exhibition Body Media II at the Power Station of Art in Shanghai in 2017, completes the repertoire of the matrix.
The 3D Water Matrix received the CODAawards Winner 2015 in the category "institutional".
Exhibitions:
• 8 April 2014 - 4 January 2015: Robotic Art (curator: Richard Castelli), Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris (FR)
• 21 July - 4 September 2016: Digital Water Games (curator: Peter Weibel), ZKM Karlsruhe (DE)
• 7 October - 27 November 2016: Digitalife 7 (curator: Richard Castelli), Romaeuropa festival, MACRO Testaccio / La Pelanda, Rome (IT)
• 28 April - 30 July 2017: Body Media II (Curators: Gong Yan - Power Station of Art and Richard Castelli), Power Station of Art Shanghai (CN)
• 05 - 27 October 2017: Visions, Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels (BE)
• 07 - 19 November 2017: VIA Festival, Manège Maubeuge - Scène Nationale (FR)
Original idea: Shiro Takatani and Richard Castelli - Conception: Richard Castelli - Project Director: Juan Carretero (Lumiartecnia Internacional) - Project Manager: Francisco Carretero (Lumiartecnia Internacional) - Software Developers : Joan Chaumont and Pierre Laborde (3D WATER MATRIX) - Ken Furudate (ST\LL and GHOST) - Matthias Haertig (GHOST) - Original performance (GHOST): Luo Yuebing - Light Consultant: Ulf Langheinrich - Production: Epidemic - Co-commission: Cit� des sciences et de l'industrie, La Villette, Paris
