Interactive Night Life
Nightspots in Memphis’ SoMain district were wired the night of April 28. The rooftops of the nightspots in the area were wired to register their activity. You could tell at a distance from the rooftop displays how active each spot was, creating a “living canvas” in downtown Memphis.
Each building had a laser system to track the amount of people entering and exiting - then this data was used to light up the rooftop.
This art/ tech exhibit was part of James Clar’s “Inside/ Out” exhibit.
“On the night of April 28th, downtown Memphis was turned into an interactive lighting installation as 9 buildings were integrated with a system that sampled the information of movement and energy within buildings and transferred it to the tops to control a dynamic lighting display. With Inside / Out, by James Clar, people walking around the South Main gallery district of Memphis were able to see each building node and its activity before entering them. So if one gallery or coffee shop was busier than another place down the street, people could see that activity registering via the panels on top of the buildings.”
