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Brooklyn

Pierluigi Calignano

The Invisible Book

2015

Pierluigi Calignano, The Invisible Book , 2015, mirror, glass, stainless steel, Parkside Community Campus, Brooklyn The Invisible Book is an installation that tells a story that is always changing. The story develops in real time and is infinite, made up of countless events and characters. Every page of the book displays a simple set of forms, part reflective part transparent. Every person or object close to it, gets reflected and at the same time moves through it. Everyone passing by the installation becomes part of the story of the book. They grow, they learn, live their life and relate to others within the infinite narration of the book. The Invisible Book is a game that transforms people, their bodies superimpose on its pages creating an endless game of roles and identities. Each person playing with it interacts with others, discovering new relations in a continuous network of dialogue, transformation and exchange. Every page of the book itself casts both shadows and reflects light, these change constantly with the movement of the sun. The passing of time generates an infinite combination of reflections and shadows onto the ground around it. The Invisible Book is a modular structure composed of several transparent panels with geometrically shaped mirrors on both sides. The way users interact with the structure leads to an exchange of perception between two or more persons. By facing the panels from different sides the structure triggers a unique perceptional game for each user. Pierluigi Calignano, The Invisible Book , 2015, mirror, glass, stainless steel, Parkside Community Campus, Brooklyn The Invisible Book is an installation that tells a story that is always changing. The story develops in real time and is infinite, made up of countless events and characters. Every page of the book displays a simple set of forms, part reflective part transparent. Every person or object close to it, gets reflected and at the same time moves through it. Everyone passing by the installation becomes part of the story of the book. They grow, they learn, live their life and relate to others within the infinite narration of the book. The Invisible Book is a game that transforms people, their bodies superimpose on its pages creating an endless game of roles and identities. Each person playing with it interacts with others, discovering new relations in a continuous network of dialogue, transformation and exchange. Every page of the book itself casts both shadows and reflects light, these change constantly with the movement of the sun. The passing of time generates an infinite combination of reflections and shadows onto the ground around it. The Invisible Book is a modular structure composed of several transparent panels with geometrically shaped mirrors on both sides. The way users interact with the structure leads to an exchange of perception between two or more persons. By facing the panels from different sides the structure triggers a unique perceptional game for each user.

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Pierluigi Calignano, The Invisible Book , 2015, mirror, glass, stainless steel, Parkside Community Campus, Brooklyn The Invisible Book is an installation that tells a story that is always changing. The story develops in real time and is infinite, made up of countless events and characters. Every page of the book displays a simple set of forms, part reflective part transparent. Every person or object close to it, gets reflected and at the same time moves through it. Everyone passing by the installation becomes part of the story of the book. They grow, they learn, live their life and relate to others within the infinite narration of the book. The Invisible Book is a game that transforms people, their bodies superimpose on its pages creating an endless game of roles and identities. Each person playing with it interacts with others, discovering new relations in a continuous network of dialogue, transformation and exchange. Every page of the book itself casts both shadows and reflects light, these change constantly with the movement of the sun. The passing of time generates an infinite combination of reflections and shadows onto the ground around it. The Invisible Book is a modular structure composed of several transparent panels with geometrically shaped mirrors on both sides. The way users interact with the structure leads to an exchange of perception between two or more persons. By facing the panels from different sides the structure triggers a unique perceptional game for each user. Pierluigi Calignano, The Invisible Book , 2015, mirror, glass, stainless steel, Parkside Community Campus, Brooklyn The Invisible Book is an installation that tells a story that is always changing. The story develops in real time and is infinite, made up of countless events and characters. Every page of the book displays a simple set of forms, part reflective part transparent. Every person or object close to it, gets reflected and at the same time moves through it. Everyone passing by the installation becomes part of the story of the book. They grow, they learn, live their life and relate to others within the infinite narration of the book. The Invisible Book is a game that transforms people, their bodies superimpose on its pages creating an endless game of roles and identities. Each person playing with it interacts with others, discovering new relations in a continuous network of dialogue, transformation and exchange. Every page of the book itself casts both shadows and reflects light, these change constantly with the movement of the sun. The passing of time generates an infinite combination of reflections and shadows onto the ground around it. The Invisible Book is a modular structure composed of several transparent panels with geometrically shaped mirrors on both sides. The way users interact with the structure leads to an exchange of perception between two or more persons. By facing the panels from different sides the structure triggers a unique perceptional game for each user. The Invisible Book Brooklyn 2015 Pierluigi Calignano