FlowStates - Data Sculpture System
System design for data driven visuals
https://www.plateaucandy.de/projects/realtime-data-painting ↗
Produced by Plateau Candy, Artwork by Patrick Doan, System Design by me.
About
"FlowStates" by Patrick Doan is a permanent data painting installation situated in the entrance hall of the ifo Institute, the prestigious Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich. This installation symbolizes the constant, dynamic change in our economy and society. The ifo Institute is renowned for its scientific excellence, notably recognized for its ability to generate, analyze, and interpret data. This expertise shapes the institute's work and ensures its ongoing impact across policy, business, and societal spheres. Built on the integration of data, technology, innovation, and interpretation, "FlowStates" is a data artwork that enables the ifo Institute to make economic developments perceptible in a new aesthetic dimension.
… … ‘FlowStates’ at the ifo Institute, the prestigious Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich. This real-time data-driven installation, realized in collaboration with Patrick Doan @defasten (art), Dániel Molnár @function.str (system development), and Dirk König @international_research (creative direction), translates ifo business climate and Eurostat data streams into endless visual narratives. …
My tasks:
- System Architecture and Development
- 24/7 running, monitored, mirrored fallback system, email alerts
- Scheduling of NOTCH visual Blocks in TouchDesigner
- Query and process IFO data through EuroStat API
- Feeding NOTCH blocks with processed economic data of IFO institute through API calls
- Scheduling System of different visuals every day, randomized, non-repeating
- User interface to