WELLCOME TRUST   [INSTALLATION] 2005
 

window display by:
Timorous Beasties

Animation and pavement projection in collaboration with
Once Were Farmers

Wellcome trust HQ,
215 Euston Road, London
December 05 - October 06

- Animation of wallpaper patterns+ medical archive footage.
- Two 12m wide pavement projection installation (8 projectors)
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Description:
The installation by Scottish designers Timorous Beasties', inspired by the Wellcome Trust's work on the human genome and malaria, includes 48 lamp shades featuring tsetse flies, argyle checks made from syringes and other motifs featuring veins and human fetuses. These hang as a double helix, mimicking the shape of DNA, spanning the full height of the 5 metre high windows.

Animations made from these patterns, combined with archive footage (experiments, educational films) from the Trust’s library are projected in 2x12m long strips ( from 8 projectors) on the pavement facing the windows, drawing attention to the installation. The video loop lasts 1 hour.

 


video 1


video 2
 


animation extract

Team:
Video installation design: Will Adams (OWF) and David Bernard.
Animation: David Bernard and OWF (
Rory Lowe, Will Adams,Cameron Lowe).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Complete image: 12m projection from 4 projectors.


Full resolution detail (each frame is 1080x600 pixels).


TV + transition sequence (detail).


The 2x12m windows outside on Euston road.


The Double helix lampshades and mesh. Roof-mounted projectors.


Flies and scientist repeat (detail).


Experiment repeat (detail).


Juggling fly repeat (detail).


Body + veins repeat (detail).