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La Ventana Discreta: User Manual


Augmented Sculpture
Artist:   Nourathar Studio
Authors: Caen Botto & Marta Rupérez
Title:  La Ventana Discreta
Date:  2017
Description:  Augmented Reality. Mixed media; reflective and glass elements, wooden frame, HD screen. player.  
Dimensions:  44 (h) x 105 (w) x 62 (d) cm
Loop duration:   1'14"
Components: - Box containing:
Glass tetrahedrons, IEC power cable, USB drive; media player with power adapter and remote.
 - White wooden frame
- Protective glass: 102.3cm (w) x 57.8cm (d) x 3mm
- HD Screen
- Pedestal (not included)
Dimensions: 100 (h) x 60 (w) x 50(d) cm



THE ARTWORK SHOULD BE UNPACKED AND TESTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEPTION.
In the event of damage or loss to the crate and its contents during shipment, a claim can be filed; however, all carriers and insurance policies have cutoff periods for filing.

1- Unpack & Test

1.1 Unpack:
- HD Screen
- IEC power cable 
- USB drive
- HDMI cable
- Media player and its power adapter
1.2 Screen Setup:

- Place screen on pedestal (socket and plug face towards the viewer)
- Plug IEC power cable to screen.
  
1.3 Media Player Setup:
- Connect power adapter to media player
- Connect USB drive
1.4 Test:

- Connect HDMI cable to media player and screen
- Plug screen and media player to electric grid (100 - 240V)


 - Press screen's switch ON
--> Animation will start automatically (player is on autostart)
If it doesn't, use the media player's remote control


- Use remote to turn player off.
- Disconnect media player and screen from electric grid during setup.



2- Setup

2.1 Unpack:
- White, wooden frame
- Protective glass
- Glass tetrahedrons

2.2 Install White Wooden Frame:
(2 people recommended)

Note: the opening on the lower part of the frame indicates the back of the artwork (closest to the wall)

- Carefully place the protective glass on top of the screen. 
- Unscrew and remove the lid on the right side of the wooden frame.


- Slide wooden frame into position, keeping it lifted. 
- Lower frame onto screen.



- Place media player on the back of the wooden frame
- Guide both power cables to the opening at the center back of the wooden frame.
- Close the lid and replace screws


 

2.3 Install Tetrahedrons:

- Connect both power cables to electric grid
--> Animation will start (otherwise, use remote)
- Use the remote to pause the animation at 1'07" (aprox.)
- Carefully place each tetrahedron over one of the triangles, as shown in image.
- Press play on the remote


3- Daily operation
 
    Turning ON:

- Connect to electric grid (100 - 240V)
- Wait 20 seconds
   Turning OFF 		- Use remote to turn player off
- Wait 10 seconds
- Disconnect from electric grid

4- Operation conditions

     Temperature: Under 25ºC,  recommended ambient temperature. 
     Humidity: Under 80%

5- Exhibition Recommendations

   Ambient light:  The artwork will be best viewed under controlled lighting conditions.
     Stand: For best viewing, stand should be between 80cm and 110cm high.
Depth should be 50cm or less to fit through the opening in the frame
6- Care & Support

    Maintenance: Use brush, compressed air or dry cloth to dust protective glass and tetrahedrons.
Isopropyl alcohol can be used to clean the screen (apply gently with anti-static cloth)
    Preservation: Purchase of replacement screen and Media Player recommended (see Technical Specifications below)
    Support: nourathar_dot_m_at_gmail_dot_com
+34 687 049 717

7- Technical Specifications

    Technology:   Full HD Screen 46"
Samsung UD46C-B
LED. Resolution: 1920 x 1080; HDMI, DVI
Dimensions: 58 (h) x 102.5 (w) x 9.5 (d) cm
Specifications
  

    HD USB Media Player:
AGPTEK MPO21-F10 
Technical specs

--> Any media player with HDMI output which can play a movie file encoded in H264, with resolution HD 1920 x 1080, can be used as a replacement.

  
    Warranty:   All technology included with the piece is new.
The warranty of each component is provided by its supplier.
    
8- Concept
The title of the artwork is a play on words with the Spanish translation of the title of Hitchcock's film, Rear Window // La Ventana indiscreta.  It also refers to discrete data, characteristic of digital systems and opposed to continuous data of analogue systems.

Ventana Discreta presents a further exploration of reflections onto different surfaces, which allow the moving image to expand from the screen and adopt the shape of tetrahedrons. These polyhedrons are one of the 5 platonic solids, for the pythagoreans they represented the element of fire. 
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