The work of Ceal Floyer is nothing if not succinct — sometimes it can be pretty hard to spot:
the image of a light switch, for instance, projected on to the wall of a gallery precisely where you would expect a light switch to be.
Not exact matches
In a 2008 special pull - out section about green energy, an altered version
of the anti-Kinnock headline appeared in The Sun featuring Labour prime minister Gordon Brown and the words «Will the last person in Britain to
switch to energy - saving bulbs please turn out the old
lights» next to an
image of Brown's head in a lightbulb.
First, the bottom layer
of the network receives raw data representing pixelated
images or multitonal sounds, and like retinal cells, neurons fire if they detect contrasts in their patch
of the data, such as a
switch from
light to dark.
To generate an
image, all
of the fluorescent labels in a protein are
switched on, then a wave
of light is used to deactivate most
of them.
Schools who choose to start making the
switch get to immediately enjoy the benefits
of increased student engagement and collaboration, as well as being freed from the frustrations that come with owning interactive whiteboards such as slow start - up, shadowing, beam glare,
light interference, constant re-calibration,
image degradation; not to mention expensive installation, occasional downtime and on - going costs that come with replacing lamps, replacing projectors and servicing.
Iconic
images and forms such as
light switches, tree - shaped air fresheners, and pyramids recur in many works, creating an archeology
of objects and symbols that hover between the existential and the everyday.
If that's not enough, there's also this «structural improvement
of toy Christmas tree» which entails a «driving rod to activate a toy eyebrow part that is located at the upper part
of the foundation unit, thereby, once the power
of the invention is
switched on, the control circuit board will play happy music and flash LED
light (the lamps being installed in the eyeball part), while the motor will drive the eyebrows and mouth
of the Christmas tree to flip up and down and open and close, to create a fun
image.»
I'll let this
image speak for itself, but at this point, it's unclear whether OnePlus's gambit to improve low -
light capture will pay off; the phone only
switches to its secondary camera when the sensor detects
light of 10 Lux or less, which is almost pitch black.
In daylight, the camera
switches to a f / 2.4 aperture to limit the amount
of light coming in thereby so as to prevent the
image from being overexposed.