Subway Parasite: Stealth Projector Lights Up Train Tunnels

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Watching the city go by from an elevated or even ground-level rail system can be relaxing, but the transition to an underground section is at best boring, at worst jarring.

Here to lighten the mood a bit during the duller parts of your nighttime or subterranean transit is a quirky little device designed to attach to the outer shell of a passenger train. It was created by Frédéric Eyl for a Digital Media course at the University of the Arts in Berlin.

Suddenly there is a school of fish struggling to keep up, an under-earth ecosystem, or some other speed-appropriate scene to liven your day. Of course, actually sticking one of these on an unsuspecting car might be cause for police concern, so whether they will work well without approval is another matter.

From the artist: “Parasite is an independant projection-system that can be attached to subways and other trains with suction pads. Using the speed of the train as parameter for the projected content, the projection starts with the train moving inside a tunnel. These tunnels bear something mystic — most people usually have never made a step inside any of those tunnels. Confusing the routine of your train-travelling-journey, your habits and perception the projections Parallel Worlds — making use of Parasite — allow you a glimpse into a different world full of surrealist imagery.”


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Chicago Train Art 2009

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It’s back! “A.Okay Loves CTA” returns for its 2nd annual locomotive art happening. Join a fresh plethora of artists in celebrating our favorite moving canvas! This year’s show takes a new spin on the urban custom toy trend as exhibiting artists expand beyond one specific train model. Dozens of your favorite urban, graphic and illustrative artists from Chicago and beyond raid hobby shops, toy stores and junkyards to bring us trains of all shapes and sizes they have painted, sculpted or defiled.

This February, ground-breakers in the Midwest urban movement will take this familiar icon of our city off the track with an impressive art event.

Some of the Artists involved:
Max Bare, Ian Bennett, Jason Brammer, Chips, Matt Cipov, Lana Crooks, Daze, James “Jim Bot” Demski, Dez, Fathom, Flip, Jose Garibaldi, Joey Potts, Lisa Kuppinger, Steph Laberis, LIKE, Miss Monster Mel, Vince Newkirk, Shannah O’Meara, Osito, Charlie Owens, Peabe, Lacey Pipher, Project Detonate, Rabies, David Rettker, Revise CMW, Matthew Ryan Sharp, Shermz, David Soukup, Soule, Richard Sparks, Shawn Roberts, Toby Stranger, Erik Stenberg, David “Netherland” van Alphen, Brian Walline, zChild & More…

* Opening reception: Feb. 13, 2009  6-10pm
* Show runs until: March 1, 2009

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2nd Annual Chicago Train Art Show

A.Okay Loves CTA: Chicago Train Art 2009

It’s back! “A.Okay Loves CTA” returns for its 2nd annual locomotive art happening. Join a fresh plethora of artists in celebrating our favorite moving canvas! This year’s show takes a new spin on the urban custom toy trend as exhibiting artists expand beyond one specific train model. Dozens of your favorite urban, graphic and illustrative artists from Chicago and beyond raid hobby shops, toy stores and junkyards to bring us trains of all shapes and sizes they have painted, sculpted or defiled.

This February, ground-breakers in the Midwest urban movement will take this familiar icon of our city off the track with an impressive art event.

* Opening reception: Feb. 13, 2009  6-10pm
* Show runs until: March 1, 2009
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