ReSpore NOLA

ReSpore NOLA, 2005 (Revised 2007)

ReSpore NOLA is an internet work inspired by the pink dots of mold that grew into dark, fuzzy blobs on my friend’s and family’s walls and ceilings in New Orleans, post-Katrina. This digital recreation of an organic phenomenon is a reminder of the ongoing plight of people in New Orleans and along the gulf coast.
ReSpore NOLA requires the free Flash Player plugin and works best with a webcam. It uses the camera to determine the brightness of the computer’s surroundings, which in turn controls the amount of mold that grows and how long the mold lives. A dark room will cause so much mold to grow that your computer may crawl, if not crash.

Click the link below to start reSpore NOLA in your browser. You will need to allow reSpore NOLA to access your camera.
http://www.swampmonster.org/projects/reSpore.html

ReSpore NOLA È uma obra na internet inspirada pelas manchas cor-de-rosa de mofo que cresceram em gotas escuros macios nas paredes e tetos da minha famÌlia e meus amigos em Nova Orleans, depois do Furacao Katrina.  Esta recreaÁ„o digital de um fenÙmeno org‚nico È um lembrete do situaÁ‡o dos gentes que ainda morem em Nova Orleans e na costa do golfo do MÈxico. ReSpore NOLA requer Flash Player 8 e funciona melhor com um webcam.  Usa a c‚mera para determinar a luminosidade da ·rea ao redor do computador, que em seguida controla a quantidade de mofo que cresce. Um sala escura far· tanta mofo crescer que seu computador talvez fique lento, ou trave.

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