The Brizel Mirror

By Andrew Zolty

Andrew Zolty was the creator of this kinetic art installation to reinvent bricks to better suit the digital era. The contemporary design combines the customizability of technology as well as the fundamental building block of architecture.

The installation is interactive with a kenetic technology developed to react to movement. Zolty designed the dynamic installation to be supported by a central support staff so that it is able to move freely without the visuals from wires or mechanics on display.

Consisting of 540 bricks, move in accordance to the figure in front of it, mimicking their silhouette.

The beginning of my design process was inspired by this installation. The dynamic design fits so well with Medusa’s complex history and tragic story. My idea is derived from a singular brick from Zolty’s digital architectural installation. By upscaling a singular brick and arraying a bunch in a synchronised manner would work well with the gear mechanism, bone system.

The synchronisation of walls moving accordingly with the public would make a great interactive attraction for the Swinburne Hawthorn campus. A potenital hazard from this installation could be the risk of somebody getting their fingers stuck between the bricks. To prevent this accident from happening, Zolty has two motions set, every second brick is programmed to rotate in the same direction.