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Geometric Death Frequency Takes Over Museum Courtyard

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Geometric Death Frequency-141 looks like an alien force from God knows where, which seems entirely appropriate given the massive sense of menace radiated by the black-ball monolith that recently took up residence in the courtyard of MASS MoCA in Judson, Massachusetts.

Assembled from 420,000 robotically milled black spheres, Federico Díaz's sculpture draws inspiration from a digital photograph of the museum's clock tower entryway. The artist, who lives in the

Czech capital Prague, transformed the two-dimensional image into pure data, then used analytical and fluid-dynamic modeling techniques to reshape the building's contours into wavelike forms.

"Federico is the ultimate shape-shifter, in a way," said MASS MoCA director Joseph C. Thompson in a statement. "The bricks and mullions and windows of our buildings become files of digital data; the pixels become black spheres meticulously cut, stacked and assembled; the courtyard becomes and contains sculpture. There's something alchemical or magical about it, and all the while Federico remains behind the curtain, as if to say, 'Look ma, no hands.'"

Check out Wired.com's gallery above for detailed views of Geometric Death Frequency-141, along with a making-of video and other examples of Díaz's machine-made installations.

Above:

Alogrithmic Architecture

Díaz said in a statement that his MASS MoCA project embodied his desire to create "a unique object which transformed the museum into a new form of algorithmic architecture."

Authors: Hugh Hart

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