(X) Crossings

When we move closer together, the curve approaches the x-axis, tending toward the minimum distance of around 10 meters. The curve can also follow our movement around the world.
When we move closer together, the curve approaches the x-axis, tending toward the minimum distance of around 10 meters. The curve can also follow our movement around the world.

(X) Crossings

Running into someone on the street, in a café, meeting each other by chance… Crossings was inspired by the repeated observation of our movements through the city in our daily lives. Following several such encounters, Albertine and Julien were surprised to discover that their paths crossed regularly without intention. But how many times did they cross without them even knowing it? Crossings is about moving closer and further apart on the space/time curve of people we know, a way of questioning chance or fate. "Crossings" is an object that records the distance between Albertine and Julien in real-time.

In our nomadic and mobile lives, we are localized in real-time. But have we observed the distance that separates two individuals in real-time? Now that we carry cell phones, this distance can be precisely measured, recorded and revealed through a curve that illustrates this action of moving away / moving closer. Perhaps this observation can help us unravel a bit of the randomness in our chance encounters.

2012 – Albertine Meunier & Julien Levesque

Materials

Arduino, Arduino Ethernet Shield, Barometer, Step Motor, Stiletto, Paper


Programming

Programmation arduino: Jason Cook
Restoration Pièce - Code Arduino : Thomas Meghe
Programmation google latitude: Sébastien Bourdu


Fabrication

Jason Cook



Exhibitions



Schematic diagram
Schematic diagram
When we move closer together, the curve approaches the x-axis, tending toward the minimum distance of around 10 meters. The curve can also follow our movement around the world.
When we move closer together, the curve approaches the x-axis, tending toward the minimum distance of around 10 meters. The curve can also follow our movement around the world.
Crossings in action
The higher the curve, the greater the distance. The maximum recorded distance can reach 20,000,000 meters.
The higher the curve, the greater the distance. The maximum recorded distance can reach 20,000,000 meters.
A second component indicates the exact distance in meters.
A second component indicates the exact distance in meters.
This photo was taken when Albertine and Julien were separated by 11 meters.
This photo was taken when Albertine and Julien were separated by 11 meters.
Example of the recorded distance between Albertine and Julien over one week.
Example of the recorded distance between Albertine and Julien over one week.
Example of the recorded distance between Albertine and Julien over one week.
Example of the recorded distance between Albertine and Julien over one week.
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