"Heavy Light"

William Laziza is a Founding Director of Micro Museum and presenter of interactive kinetic sculpture and media installations in an exhibition entitled "Heavy Light". This hands-on exhibit is open to the public Saturdays Sept. 6 - Oct. 4 from 12 - 6 PM . The features works on display are Videoscopo, Invalid TV, Phone-i-ture, 3D TV, Chromophone, The Videograph, Light Lines, The Lumiano and other highlights. Admission is free/donations are requested.

Heavy Light is a complex exhibit spanning both floors of Micro Museum, Upstairs there is the Kissing Installation which utilizes exercise equipment and computers to create an interactive exercise circuit and the Lumiano which is a piano that has been wired to light up a light every time a note is played. Music played on the Lumiano is accompanied by pulsing patterns of light directly generated from the notes. Downstairs there are two rooms set up with interactive sculpture and video installations. The gallery in front has a solar powered sculpture, Videoscopo, Invalid TV and Light Lines. The VIP room combines Phone-i-ture, 3DTV, the Chromaphone and the Videograph with photos and sculptures to create a special place. The elements of the exhibits are described in more detail below.

Videoscopo is the central installation featuring a Video Kaleidoscope ( The Videoscope ) whose images are made from a combination of sound animated geometric shapes and the keyed in image of the viewer. The installation includes a video switcher that can combine any of the video images described below for presentation as the background or foreground. A Chroma Polaris Synthesizer generates a rich blend of sounds that can be used to drive the light pulsing from the televisions and projected images in the gallery.

Invalid TV is a statement about technology that provides a parallel view of human and equipment lifetimes. Wheelchairs are used to symbolize human aging and how our usefulness to society and each other diminishes over time so that we end up as observers of life through our cracked lens. Discarded technology creates the cracked lens by using video equipment to simulate parallel consciousness. The magical thing about Invalid TV is that it can be set up to generate alluring geometric video designs that can be manipulated by lasers and magnets by the viewer.

Light Lines is a sound activated neon sculpture that pulses colored lines of light to sound. The light lines sculpture creates an ambience that is equally intriguing and responsive. Some say that it is just fun to walk up and scream to see it light up.

Phone-i-ture is a comfortable wired love seat that includes two telephones that are connected so that as soon as one is picked up, the other rings. Viewers can sit next to each other on the couch and have an intimate conversation over the phone. The phones are also connected to…

3d TV. This television has a true 3D view of a sculpture made of colored plastic shapes which have lights inside them that are able to be turned on and off through the keypad of the telephones on Phone-i-ture. The lights light up as the numbers are dialed. By playing with the keypads one can make the sculpture light up!

Chromophone is an instrument. Large Chrome shapes are hung in such a way that their vibrations are amplified and fed to speakers and an oscilloscope. The vibrations modulate the x and y-axis of the scope to show how they interact by sending the beam into complex shapes as each note is struck.

The Videograph is a machine for generating complex fractal shapes. The base includes a monitor that can be rotated to create an endless variation of intricate shapes. In addition various items can be added into the mix by placing them on the monitor or waving them through the active space. The installation also includes a video mixer that can superimpose the images from the Chromaphone onto the Fractals so that the images interact in new ways.

Other highlights include a variety of paintings and smaller sculptures that range from decorative to amusing and thought provoking. They are distributed around the VIP room and help to contribute to the comfort of the environment.

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