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Agulhas Drifter is an immersive new media art project that connects gallery viewers with wave conditions in the open ocean. In June 2018, Cy Keener launched a custom blown glass buoy with embedded electronics into the Agulhas current off the coast of Durban, South Africa, and created an immersive light and sound installation that mirrored satellite transmitted wave data in near real time.

Agulhas Drifter [Field], 2018. Blown glass, aluminum, stainless steel. resin and electronics. Size: 33 cm x 36 cm x 106 cm. 8 kg. Sculptural ocean buoy to sense and transmit wave motion, GPS location and sea surface temperature.

Agulhas Drifter [Gallery], 2018. Aluminum, fabric and electronics. 90 cm x 90 cm x 240 cm. Kinetic sculpture that projects a horizon line with lasers. Motors and electronics animate the light using pitch, roll and vertical acceleration data transmitted from the ocean. Requires 5V and 9V power.

http://www.cykeener.com/

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Agulhas Drifter Data Buoy

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