{"id":917,"date":"2012-12-02T19:36:58","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T03:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/artwork\/wooden-mirror-by-daniel-rozin\/"},"modified":"2021-01-01T23:02:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T07:02:49","slug":"wooden-mirror-by-daniel-rozin","status":"publish","type":"artwork","link":"https:\/\/artelectronicmedia.com\/en\/artwork\/wooden-mirror-by-daniel-rozin\/","title":{"rendered":"“Wooden Mirror” by Daniel Rozin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"woodenmirrormuseum.jpg\"Daniel Rozin has produced several artworks that function as mirrors but use materials that are seemingly non-reflective.:  trash, cork, metal, and paper.  Arguably his most awe-inspiring piece is the Wooden Mirror<\/em>.  When asked to describe this piece, Rozin replied, "Built in 1999, this is the first mechanical mirror I built. This piece explores the line between digital and physical, using a warm and natural material such as wood to portray the abstract notion of digital pixels."[1] <\/p>\n

\n\tA built in videocamera captures the subject or viewer in front of the piece.  Then, the glossy coated wood pieces are rotated varying degrees by a tiny motor to reflect the appropriate amount of light to create the highlights, midtones, and shadows (grey-scale values) of the viewer standing infront of the work. "Wooden Mirror<\/em> uses 830 square pieces of wood which are hooked up to an equal number of small motors which move the wooden blocks according to a live feed from a built in camera. The camera picks up movement in light and transfers the signal to the wood. The result is an eerie representation of reality depicted in tiny wooden pixels."[2]  <\/p>\n

As the following video demonstrates, Wooden Mirror operates between the digital and physical worlds by using a tangible, physical material, such as wood, to imitate the function of a digital pixel. <\/p>\n

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