Anabiosis- a life on Paper
A LIFE ON PAPER
Anabiosis is a pictorial artwork based on the polychrome paper computing technology. In this work, human touch gives the printed butterfly a color. Adalbert Seitz (1860-1938), an Entomologist of Germany, has edited “The Macrolepidoptera of the World”, 16 part series of lithograph of butterflies and moths from the world. The butterflies created by Seitz, has a presence and beauty as if they are alive. Anabiosis is developed to give a dynamic aesthetics to a beautiful butterfly Seitz has drawn on paper. By touching a butterfly on a piece of paper, this gives a feeling of a resurrection by parting a life of human into a butterfly.
HARMONY BETWEEN PAPER AND COMPUTING
The vision of our work is to fuse computer with existing printing techniques such as Ukiyo-e, calligraphy and lithography. By using existing printing techniques with paper computing technology, previous know-hows can be blended into the materiality of paper. We must remember that paper relates to many cultures, and have been playing an important role more than just as a recording media. When the paper gets the character connecting to computer seamlessly, a fascinating work which holds another beauty, will be generated.
– Kohei Tsuji, Akira Wakita, Polychrome Paper Computing, ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011 (Emerging Technologies), Hong Kong, 2011.
– Kohei Tsuji, Akira Wakita, Anabiosis: An Interactive Pictorial Art Based on Polychrome Paper Computing, ACM ACE 2011 , Lisbon, Portugal, 2011. Gold Award (Interactive Art).
– Kohei Tsuji, Akira Wakita, Anabiosis: A Pictorial Art Based on Polychrome Paper Computing, 2nd International Workshop on Organic User Interface (OUI 2010), Funchal, Portugal, 2010. – Anabiosis – A Life on Paper,Asia Digital Art Award 2011, Interactive Art, Finalist, 2011.
– Kohei Tsuji, Akira Wakita, Anabiosis: A Pictorial Art Based on Polychrome Paper Computing, INTERACTION 2011, Interactive Presentation, Interactive Presentation Award, Tokyo, March 12, 2011.>Interactive Presentation Award
– Kohei Tsuji, Akira Wakita, Polychrome Paper Computing: A Dynamic Color-generating Technology Using Printing Technique and Functional Inks, IPSJ SIG Technical Reports, 2011-HCI-144(20), 1-6, 2011-07-21
– New Scientist,Colour-changing inks bring butterflies to life, Nov.2, 2011
– Discovery News,PAPER MAKES TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAYS, Dec. 16, 2011
– ALT 1040,Japoneses inventan pantalla táctil sobre papel, Dec. 17, 2011
– 麻省理工 (Technology Review in Chinese),纸张制成触摸屏, Dec. 19, 2011
– TIC beat,Científicos japoneses añaden al papel propiedades táctiles, Dec. 19, 2011
– beyond print.de,Papier als Batteriestoff und Display, Dec. 19, 2011
– treehugger,Ordinary Paper Transformed Into New Touch Screen Display, Dec. 19, 2011
– ABC.es,Científicos japoneses añaden propiedades táctiles al papel, Dec. 19, 2011
– TECHNOLOGIA 21,Japoneses inventan pantalla táctil sobre papel (video), Dec. 17, 2011
– Colombia.com,Desarrollan técnica para incorporar al papel propiedades táctiles, Dec. 19, 2011
– psfk,Amazing Flexible Touch Screen Made Of Ordinary Paper And Conductive Ink, Dec. 21, 2011
– ENERGY SISTEM, Brasil,Touchscreen de papel muda de cor com toque, Dec. 20, 2011.
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Kohei Tsuji, Hisakazu Hada, Akira Wakita
