“Oteadores” es una palabra utilizada para describir a aquellos que observan desde lo alto. El interés en realizar este proyecto se centra en la idea y acción de observar desde un lugar alto, ya que los habitantes inmersos en grandes ciudades han alterado su percepción. Pocas veces nos detenemos y observamos. Otra de las intenciones que contiene este proyecto es crear esta instalación interactiva junto con los ciudadanos de otros lugares del mundo, dejando así constancia de las similitudes entre distintas culturas, independientemente de ideales o lugares de procedencia y cómo todas las grandes ciudades tienen características comunes que nos conciernen a todos, en especial aquellas que habitamos. Por otro lado, se quiere denunciar la problemática entorno al uso excesivo de electricidad, lo que no permite la observación de las estrellas de manera natural, además de otorgar la oportunidad a los ciudadanos de ser transformados en estrellas virtuales y estar en lo alto, desde donde podrán volver a observar el cielo nocturno en las grandes metrópolis.
The intention to create this piece is to show how all the major cities have common features that concern all of us, especially those who inhabit in them: the excessive use of electricity today, as well as other non-natural energies and give to citizens an opportunity to be transformed into stars and be at the top, from where they can go back to observe. One projection shows the simulation of an artificial night sky, thanks to the collaboration of people anywhere in the world across Internet and a computer with Internet connection in the exhibition space (optional).
The user has a website where he/she can "create" a star with just introducing his/her name and place of his/her residence by using his/her phone connected to Internet that it will lead to the emergence of a latent white point on the projection. When a star appears, is momentary displayed user's data that previously he/she had introduced, to later be another virtual point in the artificial night sky. A Web Site will provide all the visual information about the piece in real-time. For every 15-20 stars created a particle "fall" just as a star shower. There will be a maximum number of stars displayed. Once this number is activated, viewers can enjoy a shower of stars where about 35-40 particles disappear leaving rise to new entrants. The installation also had interactive sound depending on user´s participation and behavior of stars. These sounds generate a composition, varying depending on how the play develops during its operation.
