Pornj Diamond Cloud
by Pornj Diamond Cell (pornjdiamondcell--AT--disorient--DOT--info)
Pornj Diamond Cloud (PDC) is a collaborative sculpture. It is an on-going project made of an evolving set of fluorescent tiles (Diamonds) assembled in different configurations to create a variety of mobile sculptures. The original setting for the installation is hung from the ceiling of a dark room lit only with black lights.
Diamonds
Each tile is a 1 ft. x 1 ft. square (diamond when rotated 45 degrees) made of a recycled cardboard base with fluorescent pornj (pink and/or orange) paper pasted on both sides. The fluorescent paper is 10"x10". It is pasted in the center of the cardboard, leaving a 1" card board frame all around it.
Cloud Configurations
The Diamonds are connected together to create strings. Strings are hung next to each other (typically every 18 inches) to create a two-dimensional matrix or plane of Diamonds. In this system negative space can be created by removing some Diamonds, therefore enabling the creation of a 1 bit (light and dark) image where "Diamond" is the light value and "no-Diamond" is the dark value. Example: PDC "G" at GlamTech 2008.
A three-dimensional matrix of Diamonds can be created by layering several two-dimensional matrices together. The result is a volume made of Diamond pixels. Examples: Plane at Emergence/Figment 2008 and Pyramid at Compressor 2008.
The Pornj Diamond Cloud is sculpted in a different configuration for each presentation, responding to each given context and generating a unique on-site piece every time. Each presentation of the PDC carries with it the testimonies drawn on the Diamonds by the players of the previous presentations emerging as an instance of the collective memory of all the players who ever participated to the art work. PDC is an evolving art work that can be experienced, read and written every time it is presented. It is a patchwork of memories and testimonies.
PDC "Plane" for Emergence at Figment 2008
The installation of PDC for Emergence at Figment 2008 is an invitation to the audience to participate to the project and personalize each Diamond by writing and/or drawing on them. For this installation the sculpture will be configured as a three-Diamonds-thick horizontal plane that will take-up the space of the entire room. The center of each layer will be at 3', 4'6" and 6' respectively. A pen will be the last element hanging at the bottom of each string of Diamonds. This pen will be used by the players to individualize the Diamonds by writing and drawing on them. The art work could be installed in any room but we would prefer to be on the first floor of Building 14.
Special requirements for PDC plane at Emergence:
- n anchor points in the ceiling;
- electricity for black lights;
- windows covered with black cloth.
Pornj Diamond Cell
The Pornj Diamond Cell is a group of artists, mostly members of Disorient, that formed around the Pornj Diamond Cloud project. The Cell includes both experienced and aspiring artists. The Cell designed the Pornj Diamond Cloud to explore interactivity, collaboration, distributed creativity and sustainability in the arts. The Cell welcomes new members and invite them to create tiles, personalize them and submit proposals for new PDC configurations and presentation spaces.
