INFRA – IR display made from TV remotes

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INFRA by Chris Shen:

Currently being exhibited at 18 Hewett st, London, EC2A 3NN, UK Until 3rd February 2013

Opening times:
Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: 11am-4pm

625 discarded remote controls, repurposed to broadcast live television using the infrared LEDs inside each device. Creating an infrared display invisible to the naked eye. When viewed through infrared goggles, the light becomes visible and the low resolution TV broadcast can be seen.

via Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories

Filed under: art,tvbgone — by Becky Stern, posted January 30, 2013 at 12:07 pm

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