Ocean - Michael O'Rourke

People relaxing at the beach. An adolescent girl in the first bloom of her womanhood. Above, a dense, painterly mass of color, line, and live video.

In the center of the mural, a small video screen plays a combination of live and pre-recorded video. The imagery of the video consists of people walking by, talking, going about their daily lives. This imagery overlaps and blends with images of other people. Sometimes, as someone in the video moves, a ghost image of them is created temporarily and follows them on the screen

At the same time, a camera hidden within the mural wall captures live video of viewers and passersby near the mural. If no one is present near the hidden video camera, the video screen plays only the pre-recorded video described above. When a viewer comes closer to the hidden video camera, software detects their presence, captures video of them, and combines it with the pre-recorded video already playing on the screen. In this way, the viewers and passersby themselves become part of the mural.

Click to see the Ocean video