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Jul 3 2008

Flag Art at the Festival of Speed

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Having recently gone to visit Jason Bruges, an artist who previously trained as an architect, I wrote a small piece in the latest edition of Motor Sport about his artwork that Veuve Cliquot is showing outside their marquee at the Festival of Speed.

The basic principal is that there will be 15 flags, which are linked to 12 sensors that are placed strategically along the hillclimb. The sensors pick up the noise of the cars as they pass and send a signal back to the flags. As a result, the flags mirror the sound of the downchanges and engines notes of the car.

This may all sound harder to understand than nuclear physics, as explained by a gorilla, but have a watch of the video, and you’ll get an idea of what the final piece will look like. Or better still, go and pay Jason a visit at the Festival of Speed.

By Ed Foster

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3 Responses to “Flag Art at the Festival of Speed”

  1. Alan Turner, July 9th, 2008 at 8:51 am

    We are fascinated - but where do we find the video, please?

  2. Ed Foster, July 9th, 2008 at 8:56 am

    Hi Alan,

    The video is on the post (above). This is a computer rendering that Jason was using as a base. I'm afraid you'll have to wait for the Festival of Speed to see the real thing!

    Best

    EF

  3. Alan Turner, July 9th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    Ah-ha! Thanks Ed,

    This is the problem of using one's employer's Internet access. There is a large (but tastefully formed) hole above the text so I can only presume my employer's rather pernicious firewall system means I will have to do some work after all.

    Best wishes,

    Alan

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