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the
University of the Azores, Campus de Angra, Terra-Chã, Terceira,
Computing Building |
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on
the roof, the Sunpendulum
Time-Eye of the Azores |
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in the quickly changing sky over Terceira, one of the nine islands of the Azores archipelago |
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Angra do Heroismo, the capital of Terceira, was one of the most important European ports for transcontinental navigation, today a World Heritage site |
| Prof. Eduardo M. V. de Brito de Azevedo, coordinator of the Time-Eye installation on the Azores and Hofstetter Kurt |  |
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being of volcanic origin, the countryside displays shades of green, brown and black |
| looking for the best position for the Time-Eye |  |
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shades of green dominate - tempered by an Atlantic climate with a relative humidity of 79 % |
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divided up into squares lined with dry-stone walls |
| up to the loft |  |
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thousands of "lucky cows" graze in this beautiful landscape |
| checking where the computer and video cables can be laid |  |
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the colonisation of Terceira (the third island of nine to be discovered by Portuguese mariners) was begun in 1450 |
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up
to the roof looking for the perfect position
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the
position has been found
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typical chimneys |
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important
that all time-eyes are directed exactly to the east |
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| calculating
the position of the Time-Eye on the roof according to the Golden
Mean
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seen in the neighbourhood |
| ready to start |  |
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detail of the very large sculpture extending through the island |
| mounting the bracket of the camera |  |
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a sculpture, isn´t it? |
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structures like the network of stone walls running through the landscape of the island |
| mounting the camera |  |
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found on the floor of the University building |
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running
the video- and power cables
from
the camera to the Time-Eye's computer system
downstairs
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Dr.
Christoph Traxler, Vienna University of Technology, installing the Sunpendulum
Software and connecting the Time-Eye's computer system
to the
Internet |
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seen
on the
University campus |
| Gil Serpa (left) and Noé Branco (right) - operators of the University Informatik Center - together with Prof. Eduardo de Brito de Azevedo watching the moving picture on the running Sunpendulum system |  |
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... and the ever changing weather, every ten minutes |
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fascinating to watch the changing light and colours of the sky and the landscape |
| the iris of the Time-Eye cleaned and ready to work |  |
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| the fine and final adjustment of the Time-Eye |  |
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| the Time-Eye of the Azores is installed, capturing the sunlight from the sky over the University campus of Angra |  |
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millions of hortensias line the streets and stone walls everywhere |
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new landmark in
Angra do Heroismo, Terceira |
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| the Sunpendulum press conference at the University of the Azores, Campus de Angra / Terceira |  |
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Prof.
Eduardo M. V. de Brito de Azevedo, coordinator of the Time-Eye installation
on the Azores, opening the press conference
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| José Estevam da Silveira Matos, Vice Rector |  |
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Dr.
Dietmar Fellner, Austrian Trade Delegate in Portugal, came from Lisbon,
to support Hofstetter Kurt´s art project in public
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| Alfredo Emilio Silveira de Borba, Director of the University of the Azores - Campus of Angra |  |
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| Hofstetter Kurt talking about the great collaboration with the University of the Azores |  |
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| Dr.Christoph Traxler, representative of the Institute of Computergraphics and Algorithms / Vienna University of Technology, answering questions about the Sunpendulum Software |  |
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media
present
2 radio
stations1 national TV station, |
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a sculpture in the neighbourhood |
| and newspaper journalists |  |
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| José Estevam da Silveira Matos, Vice Rector, and Hofstetter Kurt after the Press Conference |  |
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seen on the beach at Praia da Victoria |
| signing the Sunpendulum Collaboration Agreement |  |
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the waves had separated black sand from the lighter one |
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Christoph
Traxler
and
Hofstetter Kurt
reflecting on the installation process |
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marks of a special relationship to the catholic holy ghost |
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Hofstetter
Kurt is very happy to have the seventh Time-Eye installed on Terceira /
Azores
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light and shade in parallels |
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the
Sunpendulum team of
the Azores Barbara
Doser Hofstetter Kurt Christoph Traxler
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| many thanks for the great collaboration to the staff of the University of the Azores / Terceira | the impressions will ever last |
