Christian Liljedahl

Load Cells and Dancers

A high capacity load cell in the ceiling and a rope. Dancers swinging in the rope and through the load cell influences light and music. Originally developed during the Halfmachine/illutron summer tour of 2009 and then exhibited again at "Thoughtmade" in Malmø in 2010. * Light was controlled

Bathtub Boat

Sailing around the harbour in the summer of 2010 in a bathtub - Usually a bit more decently dressed. But at this occasion, I just couldn't resist putting on a show. Anders Agerbo caught the amazing front shot of the Metropolis building and me in my tub. And

Arduino and Load Cells

I have been doing some experiments to get load cells working with Arduino. This is a collection of my experiences.  Something about: * What is a load cell * How did I wire it up to an Arduino board * What crazy application did I use it for? * Light was controlled by using

Dry Suit Up

Floating in a dry suit like a bloated corpse. A dancer using me as a lifeboat. Swimming around in the dark water in a huge steel cage. Draging dancers down in the deep, and releasing them again. Performed during "HelsingØre+Øjne" and "Køge Søger Havn" in

Floating Heartbeats

GPS controlled persistence of vision on old diode displays from the danish national arena. The image on the box is scrolled backwards at the same speed as the floats are moving forward. - Making the pattern appear to be frozen against the background. This was produced during "Køge Søger

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