Danny Rozin

Daniel Rozin
Born 1961 (age 54–55)
Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation Associate Arts Professor, ITP, NYU
Known for Digital, Interactive art

Daniel Rozin is an artist, educator and developer, working in the area of interactive digital art. As an interactive artist Rozin creates installations and sculptures that have the unique ability to change and respond to the presence and point of view of the viewer. In many cases the viewer becomes the contents of the piece and in others the viewer is invited to take an active role in the creation of the piece. Even though computers are often used in Rozin's work, they are seldom visible.

Bio

Born in Jerusalem and trained as an industrial designer Rozin lives and works in New York. His work has been exhibited widely and featured in publications such as The New York Times, Wired, ID, Spectrum and USA Today.

As an educator, Rozin is the Resident Artist and Associate Art Professor at ITP, Tisch School Of The Arts, NYU where he teaches such classes as: "The World- Pixel by Pixel", "Project Development Studio" and "Toy Design Workshop".[1] As developer, Rozin owns Smoothware Design, a software company that creates tools for the interactive art and multimedia authoring community.

Rust Mirror

Rust Mirror is the eighth piece in a series of works that Rozin has created since 1999 called ‘mechanical mirrors’. In this series Rozin creates large-scale displays that recreate the viewer’s reflection by means of the manipulation of a multitude of tiles in a variety of materials, in effect turning these into physical pixels. Rust Mirror creates the viewer’s image by tilting tiles of rusted steel up and down in relation to a light source above the piece. As a person interacts with the piece, a trickle of ‘rain’ starts to flow onto the piece in the form of sequences of moving tiles. The more the person interacts with the piece the more it rains, until finally the storm of rain droplets completely overcomes the image of the viewer, accompanied by a loud rumble of rain produced by the motors and tiles. When the viewer steps out, the piece gradually settles down and returns to a still state. Rusted steel is one of the least reflective of materials, and also a material that suggests outdoor dilapidation rather than precise digital accuracy and control. The piece is presented on a bed of gravel that produces a crunching sound as the viewer interacts with the piece and emphasizes the outdoor/architectural style that the piece implies. To interact with the piece, stand in front of it at a distance of a few meters, see yourself reflected on its surface, note that the more you move in front of the piece the more it ‘rains’, move closer to the piece to get a more ‘zoomed-in’ image of your reflection.[2]

Awards

His work has earned him numerous awards including:

External links

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Performance

Sources

  1. ↑ core77. "Questions for Danny Rozin". Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  2. ↑ Rust Mirror at Disseny Hub Barcelona
  3. ↑ Chrysler. "Chrysler Design Award". Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  4. ↑ I/O/I. The senses of machines (Interaction Laboratory)

See also

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