InfiniTV: User Manual
Contents
1- Setup
2- Basic Operation
3- Warnings
4- Exhibition Recommendations
5- Care & Support
6- Technical Specifications
7- Concept
Description
Multilayer reflected display in vintage TV
Artist: Nourathar Studio
Authors: Caen Botto & Marta Rupérez
Title: InfiniTV
Date: 2018
Medium: Augmented Reality. Mixed media; antique TV set, glass, perspex. LED screen, Raspberry Pi, electronics
Dimensions: 62 (h) x 64.5 (w) x 51.5 (d) cm
Loop duration: 2'40"
Edition: 2 of 3
1- Setup
Crate Contents:
- InfiniTV (artwork)
- Power cable
- Box containing glass sphere
1.1 To move the artwork, lift by firmly holding from the bottom, front and back (2 people recommended)
1.2 Open the back:
a) Place the artwork on a flat surface.
b) Remove 5 screws and back cover.
c) Unscrew the 4 wooden wedges that hold the curved glass.
d) Hold top & bottom of curved glass and carefully remove by sliding downwards.
e) Carefully place glass sphere on its stand, through the opening in the reflecting glass.
f) Use marks and guides provided to replace curved glass.
Screw 4 wooden wedges back in place (step c) above).
g) Replace back cover and 5 screws (step b) above).
2- Basic operation
Turning ON:
- Plug piece to electric grid (100 - 240V)
- Press switch on.
- Wait 20 seconds
Turning OFF: *
- Press & release red button
- Wait 10 seconds
- Turn switch off
(see *WARNING below)
3- Warnings
* Warning: To ensure the durability of the electronic components, it is VERY IMPORTANT that the piece is turned off following instructions (above)
Temperature: Under 25ºC, recommended ambient temperature.
4- Exhibition Recommendations
· Ambient light: The artwork will be best viewed under controlled lighting conditions.
· Stand: For best viewing, stand should be between 70cm and 1,10m high. Width and depth should be slightly larger than artwork's.
5- Care & Support
This User Manual can be accessed using the QR code on the back of the artwork
(QR reader app necessary; these can be found for android or iPhone).
This online version will include further additions, details and updates.
Maintenance: Isopropyl alcohol can be used to clean the TV's front glass (apply gently with anti-static cloth). Use wax to polish and protect the artwork's wooden box.
Preservation: Purchase of replacement screen and Raspberry Pi are recommended (see Technical Specifications below)
Support: nourathar_dot_m_at_gmail_dot_com // +34 687 049 717
6- Technical Specifications
Technology:
Full HD Screen 24'5"
Benq GL2580H
LED. Resolution: 1920 x 1080; HDMI, DVI
Dimensions: 42.6 (h) x 55.7 (w) x 17.5 (d) cm
Warranty:
All technology included with the piece is new.
The warranty of each component is provided by its supplier.
Barebone computer:
Raspberry Pi 3 model B
1.2 GHz Quad-core ARM Cortex A53, 1GB RAM, USB 2.0)
Technical specs (pdf)
7- Concept
InfiniTV unfolds within a rare, vintage (1950s) TV set. It offers an unusual exploration into multi-dimensional compositions with various layers of refraction, diffraction and reflection which suggest an infinite depth. The time dimension is also included through the rhythmic sense of the animated composition, together with the evocation of travelling back in time.
On one hand, the piece is a tribute to the obsolete technology it uses; on the other, it draws attention to the contrast between old and new media: a contemporary LED screen is contained within an older version of a similar technology (1950's, valve TV set).
Unlinke some other recent artworks by Nourathar, in InfiniTV the magic trick – the light source - is not hidden; it becomes instead a central part of the composition through the continuity in space of the light it emits.
These works pay tribute to many early inventors, magicians and light-art pioneers from the turn of the 20th Century, who used optical illusions to tease and test the perception of the viewer. Nourathar's aim with this series is to recover some of the fascination which, at that time, was felt for the magic of technology.