Ma’Nżul ix Xemx, Memories In/Between

Ma’ Nżul ix Xemx, Memories In/Between Valletta and Beijing

Exhibition Period: 23rd.Sep~2nd.Oct, 2021 VCA Cultural Programme Signal Alpha, I+A Studio, Valletta Cultural Agency, China Cultural Center | Malta

_Time Difference

//Beijing, China time is 6 hours ahead Valletta, Ma

In physical geography, the concept of TIME is indispensable for an understanding of how the natural env ronment has changed and keeps changing.

In the 21st century, time has been described as being a commodity itself, affecting everything from manu facturing and trade, to financial flows and global transport links.

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Beijing, China, GMT+8, Dawn

_Skylight

//There’s a little bit difference in the length of day and night

Based On 18th Aug, 2021

_Acrylics Engraving and Cutting //Engraved acrylic with led would make your designs glow. //We need to half cut some places to hide the led strip and wires. //Also these 4 pieces of acrylic boards should be interactive to each other, thus i also have to cut a small gap for the wires which can connect led strips on different boards.

Laser Engraving _ .2mm Half Cutting _ 5mm Laser Cutting _ cut through

_MDF Cutting

//Medium Density Fiberboard is used to fix the position o

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As an external box to fix the acrylic boards, we need it to be all black for not affectting the light effect on acrylic.

_Programming DEFINE A WHOLE DAY LIGHT ON LED STRIP

#include <FastLED.h> #define NUM_LEDS 160 #define LED_PIN 6 //pin 6 for signal CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS]; uint8_t colorIndex[NUM_LEDS]; Define_GRADIENT_PALETTE(maltamap_gp){

0, 0, 0, 102 // 00:00 midnight

63.75, 255, 102 ,0 //5am_sunrise

127.5, 255, 102, 0 //noon

255, 0, 0, 102 }; CRGBPalette16 maltamap = maltamap_gp;

CREATE THE TIME DIFFERENCE WHILE SETTING UP

LOOP THE LIGHT EFFECT

void setup() {

//delay(655);

FastLED.addLeds<WS2812B, LED_PIN, GRB>( LEDS);

FastLED.setBrightness(255);

for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {

colorIndex[i] = i; } }

void loop() {

// Color each pixel from the palette using the in Index[]

for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {

leds[i] = ColorFromPalette(maltamap, co

}

EVERY_N_MILLISECONDS(5){

for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {

colorIndex[i]++; } }

FastLED.show();

delay(100); }

(leds, NUM_

ndex from color-

olorIndex[i]);

TIME DIFFERENCE UNDER WS2812B

#include <FastLED.h> #define NUM_LEDS 160 #define LED_PIN 6 //pin 6 for signal CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS]; uint8_t colorIndex[NUM_LEDS]; Define_GRADIENT_PALETTE(beijingmap_gp){

0, 0, 0, 102 // 00:00 midnight

53.55, 255, 102 ,0 //5am_sunrise

137.7, 255, 102, 0 //noon

255, 0, 0, 102 }; CRGBPalette16 beijingmap = beijingmap_gp;

void setup() {

delay(655); // 6 hours time difference

FastLED.addLeds<WS2812B, LED_PIN, GRB>(leds, NUM_ LEDS);

FastLED.setBrightness(255);

for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {

colorIndex[i] = i; } }

void loop() {

// Color each pixel from the palette using the index from colorIndex[]

for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {

leds[i] = ColorFromPalette(maltamap, colorIndex[i]);

}

EVERY_N_MILLISECONDS(5){

for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {

colorIndex[i]++; } }

FastLED.show();

delay(100); }

_TV

// About 1950s or so, television was the primary medium for influencing pu

ublic opinion.

It’s easy to think it a traditional medium which can deliver news and informations when people see the tv.

Nevertheless a real tv is so common that ppl’s already been sick of it, in a way.

_Output

_Heat Map

A heat map (or choropleth map) is a thematic map in which the area inside recognized boundaries—such used to represent population density, diversity, average temperatures, per-capita income, social views, a We’d like to shape a few heat maps in different times (morning, afternoon, night, midnight) in the city wh

Midnight - Almost no human activity

Commuti

h as states, counties, or territories—is shaded in proportion to the data being represented. They can be and many other geographically important measurements. hich may also represent human activities in a whole day.

ing Time

Noon - Distribute in office building and business center

Sketches above are the heat maps based on Beijing.

_Output