Monday, 28 July 2014

An Artist Figured Out How To Turn Wi-Fi Signals Into Gorgeous Works Of Art

Wi-Fi creates some pretty gnarly images. H/t The Daily Dot .


Artist Luis Hernan has turned Wi-Fi signals into beautiful photographs, each in a different space.


Artist Luis Hernan has turned Wi-Fi signals into beautiful photographs, each in a different space.


Luis Hernan / Digital Ethereal


The work, called "Spirit Photographs," is part of a larger project called Digital Ethereal.


The work, called "Spirit Photographs," is part of a larger project called Digital Ethereal.


In capturing what Wi-Fi signals look like, Hernan believes society can see how it can influence the every day presence of technology in our lives. "Wi-Fi seemed the best option in exploring how wireless technologies affect and are affected by physical spaces and by human behavior," said Hernan to BuzzFeed. "For me, it has a more direct relationship to the scale of, for instance, a house where most of daily life occurs."


Luis Hernan / Digital Ethereal


Hernan, a PhD candiate at England's Newcastle University, captured the hertizan space of Wi-Fi signals on camera.


Hernan, a PhD candiate at England's Newcastle University, captured the hertizan space of Wi-Fi signals on camera.


Hertizan space is the "electro-climate" of electronic devices. Electromagnetic signals can be observed and recorded to see how these devices interact with a space.


Luis Hernan / Digital Ethereal


To photograph these images, Hernan used a Kirlian Device and long exposure rates.


To photograph these images, Hernan used a Kirlian Device and long exposure rates.


The device can "detect nearby Wi-Fi signals then lights up a certain color based on strength of the signal," The Daily Dot reports. Red indicates a stronger signal, whereas blues and greens denote a weaker one.


Luis Hernan / Digital Ethereal




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