RGB Peg Mirror

Abstract

In SIGGRAPH 2000 I debuted my piece Wooden Mirror. Over the past 23 years I have been expanding my series of Mechanical Mirrors to include tens of pieces utilizing various materials and techniques to examine the creation and perception of images and computer graphic concepts in a physical, interactive manner. Recently I have introduced color to my Mechanical Mirrors, the piece RGB Peg Mirror is my first piece that reproduces a full color reflection of the viewer by mechanically controlling 1555 motorized Red, Green, Blue aluminum pegs. I thought it would be appropriate to show this milestone piece where the series began. RGB Peg Mirror has two modes of operation and those change every two minutes: The first mode is the interactive reflective mode where the viewer is reflected on the piece in real time. The second mode is the generative mode, in this mode the piece displays various animations that were designed to take advantage of the colorful/ dynamic nature of the piece.