{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Exploration"],"cover":{"alt":"Light Painting WiFi","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-03-02T16:06:43Z","description":"WiFi is all around us. Three creative technician now developed a light art tool for making WiFi visible. The results are nice examples of technically influences, abstract urban artworks...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Light Art\u003c/em\u003e | Yeah I know, the results when art meets technology are often strange, but sometimes also groundbreaking and interesting. \u003cstrong\u003eTimo Arnall\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJørn Knutsen\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEinar Sneve Martinussen\u003c/strong\u003e recently showed that the \u003ca href=\"/hackers-graffiti-writers/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraffiti Research Lab\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is not the only agency which combines urban arts with technology by developing a four meters tall light art tool which makes WiFi visible!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis project explores the invisible terrain of WiFi networks in urban spaces by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. A four-meters long measuring rod with 80 points of light reveals cross-sections through WiFi networks using a photographic technique called light-painting. (About the project)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes, the results the team created are a somehow nice example of how close technology and abstract art in an urban context are\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info about the project, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.nearfield.org/2011/02/wifi-light-painting\"\u003enearfield.org\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"http://yourban.no/2011/02/22/immaterials-light-painting-wifi/\"\u003eyourban.no\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1648\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1648\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1648\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_3fbaf1436113beca.avif 480w, /light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_a780f6e68948ae80.avif 960w, /light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_a8420db3c7323eb2.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_72888726c51ae6fa.webp 480w, /light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_462b293602542688.webp 960w, /light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_9c420ecb848b047d.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_c1a952d094dd30a.jpg\" srcset=\"/light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_c6e40726076adfd9.jpg 480w, /light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_221cf06aec2c432f.jpg 960w, /light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi_hu_c1a952d094dd30a.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"913\" alt=\"light art wifi\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003elight art wifi\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1724\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1724\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1724\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_1fec17c0afd5a003.avif 480w, /light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_9ee8cb05cdc48a5.avif 960w, /light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_238b204b4308a7e8.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_ed7f783ea62841a4.webp 480w, /light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_3c77a2d02492af92.webp 960w, /light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_302b3c415d79965c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_2a00330de9a26faf.jpg\" srcset=\"/light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_e705cb7a78c33443.jpg 480w, /light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_5f182ecb8dde11a3.jpg 960w, /light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art_hu_2a00330de9a26faf.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"955\" alt=\"wifi light art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ewifi light art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nImage by \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/timo/sets/72157626020532597/\"\u003eTimo Arnall\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Urban Light Art* | Yeah I know, the results when art meets technology are often strange, but sometimes also groundbreaking and interesting. **Timo Arnall**, **Jørn Knutsen** and **Einar Sneve Martinussen** recently showed that the [**Graffiti Research Lab**](/hackers-graffiti-writers/) is not the only agency which combines urban arts with technology by developing a four meters tall light art tool which makes WiFi visible!\n\n\u003e This project explores the invisible terrain of WiFi networks in urban spaces by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. A four-meters long measuring rod with 80 points of light reveals cross-sections through WiFi networks using a photographic technique called light-painting. (About the project)\n\nIn my eyes, the results the team created are a somehow nice example of how close technology and abstract art in an urban context are...\n\nFor more info about the project, visit [nearfield.org](http://www.nearfield.org/2011/02/wifi-light-painting) or [yourban.no](http://yourban.no/2011/02/22/immaterials-light-painting-wifi/)!\n\n![light art wifi](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/light-painting-wifi/light-art-wifi.jpg\u003e)\n\nlight art wifi ![wifi light art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/light-painting-wifi/wifi-light-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nwifi light art \nImage by [Timo Arnall](http://www.flickr.com/photos/timo/sets/72157626020532597/).\n","tags":["Light Art","Urban Hacking","Urban Interaction","European Urban Art"],"title":"Light Painting WiFi","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/light-painting-wifi/"}