GMU:Körper Raum Stadt/Xiaomei Xie

01/06/2018 edit

Digitalization of Reeds

My project are some experiments about digitalizing the reeds which inspiration came from my supervisor's painting in China .he once did a very beautiful and big painting of paper collage of reeds .every time I walk in front of the painting ,I can feel the booming reeds in a prosperous autumn. And after I learn programming ,many times I want to digitalize it ,but not just an animation, but to express some more experience that painting can't give to me.

(2007,Peng Yu)

winding reeds

My first idea is a generative graphic combine with API. It's a kind of view of swing reeds and I apply the wind speed of weather data, so the reeds will be influenced by the real time wind speed all over the world.for example ,If I type the name of different city :Shanghai or Beijing or London, my reeds will be influenced by different city's wind. That is to say, everywhere I set my reeds ,even though in a small and beautiful town ,there is a connection from the whole world.

my progress: try different reeds with programming

next step: combine with weather API and to set up the installation with the projection on an empty wall behind Leibnizallee 10b:

Playground of Reedsworld

Second idea I also want to try the interaction with the user, that means visitors' projection can go inside the reeds world, but in different size. small size one can walk on the branches of the reeds adn swinging along with the wind , and big size can influence the reed's movement. That will be like a playground.

11/06/2018 edit

finish API part,I know how to combine API with processing, I apply the wind speed from Shanghai to sway the Reeds.

WHAT IS API :In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building application software(explanation from wiki)

HOW TO USE API : register the web you want get API from, then they will give you a get the API key from website and use the compete URL to ask for the data ,finally use the data in your program. my weather data is a kind of json file:

I decide to add more data not only wind speed, but also some other weather information, like the time of sunrise or sunset to determine this picture , for example, the time influence the color of sky , this is like a visual weather forecast and time clock in real time, which is good for those people in different time zone has time differences ,like my family and me are in different country ,we have time difference, every time I have video with my parents they will ask my the weather and time, maybe it is a way of greeting ,but if I make this in P5.JS ,and share the link to my family ,they can open it whenever they want know where I am and what's the weather information , if the sky is dark ,they know I am sleeping! the sky is blue my day is sunny and if it is gray maybe rainny.and if the reeds swaying very fast they may guess there is a extreme weather in German.......

evening , clouds(unfinished)

18.07.2018

project documentation

File:SS_Documentation——XiaomeiXie.pdf

Case 1: Triumphal Arch in Paris It was a beautiful afternoon, My friend and I walked through the Champs Elysées. When the Arc de Triomphe was seen, the sunset was just the right moment, spectacular and beautiful.

Case 2: Brandenburger Tor in Berlin

   It was really cold and winding the first time I went to berlin. But on my arrival at Brandenburger Tor, I forgot about everything and  I really heard the clatter of a horse's hoof, I enjoy that feeling ,I had the same feeling when I saw  the Nike of Samothrace in Louvre museum，there was a mix of wind sound  coming from the sea in Greece, and the noisy of people in the museum ，amazing experience it was .

Case 3: Kölner Dom in Köln First time I saw Kölner Dom ,it was a kind of complex feeling. At first I felt sad, he was really like an ill old man, with many bandage, standing in front of me, when I came close to it there is a tremendous stress and depression coming over to me. The decoration is so exquisite and complicated on his body, how much time should thousands of highly skilled sculptors and artists spend on building this man, and how many years can he still stand here. But I remembered there was a performance of street artist playing very nice guitar哦你the square. I think the old ill man can also feel those happiness everyday happens around him.

Case 4: Kinderdijk near Rotterdam A warm spring when I was in Nederland, beautiful landscape, winding, I saw real reeds swaying on the bank of river. Those windmills are like children playing with them ! This view is really like the background story and the name of Kinderdijk. Some of them are babies still learning to walk. Some are children who are starting to run and playing with partner. Some are rebellious adolescents who want to take adventure fighting each other. Anyway, they are happy there and I was as well.