 Vessel (1994)
Computer, display, batteries, silver box;
4x6x4" plus cord and power module; 2 lbs.
Status: available
The first in a series of works which examine the nature of being using duration as a
metaphor for mortality, Vessel is a computer controlled device which counts the days since
it’s creation.
 If a viewer casts a shadow over the piece, it displays the following
message on a small LED display: "I have lived XXXX days." At all other times, a
red LED pulses a heartbeat-like pattern.
The Vessel program can never be allowed to stop. The system uses rechargeable
batteries to maintain the program when unplugged for short periods of time (up to about
ten days), but if allowed to "die," the system can never be restarted.
If properly maintained, Vessel has a life span of 27 years.
|
