This installation by David Bowen draws information from the intensity and movement of the water in a remote location. Wave data is being collected in real-time from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data buoy Station 46246 (49°59’7″ N 145°5’20″ W) on the Pacific Ocean. The wave intensity and frequency are scaled and transferred to the mechanical grid structure installed at the National Museum in Wroclaw, Poland. The result was a simulation of the physical effects caused by the movement of water from this distant location.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data buoy station, photo: CC BY 2.0 by NOAA Photo LibraryMap of David Bowen’s Tele-Present Water, 2010
Installation photos
David Bowen – Tele-Present Water, 2011, photo: Gunnar KnechtelDavid Bowen – Tele-Present Water, 2011, installation view, The National Museum in Wroclaw, PolandDavid Bowen – Tele-Present Water, 2011, installation view, The National Museum in Wroclaw, PolandDavid Bowen – Tele-Present Water, 2011, installation view, The National Museum in Wroclaw, PolandDavid Bowen – Tele-Present Water, 2011, installation view, The National Museum in Wroclaw, PolandDavid Bowen – Tele-Present Water, 2011, installation view, The National Museum in Wroclaw, Poland
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