Video: Nicolas Schöffer - Cyspe - 1959

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Title

Video: Nicolas Schöffer - Cyspe - 1959

Subject

Systems Art, CYSP I

Description

This video demonstrates CYSP I in action. Nicolas Schöffer's CYSP I is commonly thought to be the first cybernetic sculpture in history. Photoelectric cells and and a microphone built into CYSP's plates capture environmental variations in color and light and sound intensity, causing the sculpture to react physically and occasioning the performance interaction between human and machine.

Creator

Adam Montmartre

Source

Youtube

Date

1959

Rights

Video presented here falls under fair use - educational purposes.

Relation

http://www.olats.org/schoffer/archives/cyspe.htm

Format

video

Language

French

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Citation

Adam Montmartre, “Video: Nicolas Schöffer - Cyspe - 1959,” Systems Samples, accessed April 25, 2024, https://systemssamples.omeka.net/items/show/1.

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