With Digit Bob Ross, students of the Information Design Course at FH Joanneum present an interactive installation that turns the BIX facade of the Kunsthaus Graz into a reverse shadow theater for passers-by.
Digit Bob Ross uses a technical process that records movements with a camera and transmits them directly onto the facade of the Kunsthaus Graz: The installation participants move in front of the camera within a field marked on the floor, symbolizing the Kunsthaus Graz bubble. In this way, they can inscribe themselves into the facade of the building, create a drawing out of light and decide for themselves when and where which pixel of the BIX media facade should light up. To put it bluntly: The participants are the paintbrush, the Kunsthaus Graz an oversized canvas.
As the installation works in real time, the participants and the BIX facade interact closely with each other. Via a screen, the participants can observe the effect of their movements on the facade.