 Control (1994)
Antique intercom, movement sensors, speech electronics;
8x7x5"; 7lbs.
Status: collection of Bruce Bettinger
This piece has a ten word vocabulary, all of which are negations, spoken with varying
emphasis and tone. Each time movement is detected within it's four to six foot
range, the piece says "No!"
 If the piece is repeatedly triggered for a period of time, it
will get angry, and become more frustrated and insistent. If frequent movement
continues, the sculpture heaves a sigh and shuts down for several minutes.
Control can be set on a pedestal, table or shelf. It has a light sensor in the
middle of each side, and so works three-dimensionally when placed in the middle of a
space. Alternatively it can be placed against a wall, in which case the circuit side is
the "front." It requires bright lighting and 120v.
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