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Pacific
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the
Sunpendulum Time-Eye of the Marshall Islands installed at Majuro on the roof of the
College of the Marshall Islands - CMI
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Delap-Uliga-Darrit, capital of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) at the Majuro Atoll. more than 20.000 of the 60.000 Marshallese are living there |
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the 29 atolls with over 1200 islands and islets of RMI are coral deposits on the crater rims of submerged volcanoes |
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Steve
Why, the
Sunpendulum Coordinator of the Marshall Islands
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Wilson
G. Hess, President of the College of the Marshall Islands
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Carlos
Domnick, Chief Administration Officer - CMI
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Hofstetter
Kurt, concept and media
artist, Sunpendulum director
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| Marilyn
Harry, secretary / CMI - head office |
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friendly
welcome and introduction
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looking
for the best position for the Sunpendulum Time-Eye of the Marshall
Islands
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the
right position has been found
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Peter
Macwhaleng, director of the CMI- IT department
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Peter Macwhaleng and Hofstetter Kurt planning a wooden construction for the Time-Eye's bracket |
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calculating
the exact position using the Golden Mean
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Dr.
Christoph Traxler, representative
of the Vienna University
of Technology, and Hofstetter Kurt checking the exact direction towards
the east
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mounting
the Time Eye's video camera
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lagoon |
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running
the video and power cables
from
the camera to the Time-Eye's computer system down to the IT-lab
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closing
the Time Eye's weather proof case |
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connecting the
Sunpendulum Time-Eye's Server and bringing in its
final position
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connected
to the internet ... ready to transmit images from the sky over the
Marshall Islands
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success
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running
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Hofstetter
Kurt is very happy and proud about the successful installation of the
12th Time Eye at Majuro
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invitation
of the Sunpendulum Team
by the Honorable Gerald M. Zackios, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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spectacular scenarios after sunset |
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Dr.
Christoph Traxler, representative
of the Vienna University
of Technology, Hofstetter Kurt and the Honorable Gerald M.
Zackios talking about the importance of art in international
relations
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Laura |
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on
August 24th, 2006
the Installation of the 12th Time-Eye, i.e. the Closing of the Circle,
was inaugurated by a Sunpendulum press event at CMI -
Uliga Campus
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lagoon |
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welcoming
words by Steve
Why introducing the Sunpendulum Team and the
agenda of the press event
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down town Majuro |
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opening
statement by Wilson G. Hess, President of the College of the Marshall
Islands
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capitol complex |
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Hofstetter
Kurt thanking everyone
involved in the
realisation
of the 12th Sunpendulum Time-Eye of the Marshall Islands
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guests of honour attended the Sunpendulum press event |
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Dr.
Christoph Traxler, representative
of the Institute of Computergraphics and Algorithms / Vienna University
of Technology,
highlighting the
role of the Institute in the realisation of
the Sunpendulum project |
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iron land marks |
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Hofstetter
Kurt handed over one of his "Facing Time Eye" artworks to President
Wilson G. Hess |
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lunch for
guests and students
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in
the evening a Sunpendulum reception took place to celebrate the
closing of the 12 Time Eyes circle at the very nice ocean site at
CMI-backyard
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representatives
of the College, guests of honour as well as the stuff of the CMI
attended the reception
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Carlos
Domnick , CAO of CMI guided through the evening
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words
in respect from Chief Herman Nopkin, former land owner at CMI
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Kirtley
Pinho, CEO of United Atoll Enterprises giving words of reflection and
thanks
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screening
of the sunpendulum presentation video
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Arno Atoll in the neighbourhood |
| President Wilson G. Hess and Hofstetter Kurt signing the Sunpendulum Collaboration Agreement in presence of the honorable guests |  |
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| opening the buffet dinner |  |
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a
special program of experimental art videos by Barbara Doser and
Hofstetter Kurt - PARALLEL MEDIA - closes the official part of
the "Sunpendulum - Closing the Circle" celebration at Majuro
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The
Sunpendulum Team of the Marshall Islands:
Dr. Christoh Traxler, Barbara Doser (artist, Sunpendulum documentation), Hofstetter
Kurt
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thanks for the great collaboration to the staff of the College of the
Marshall Islands |
the impressions will ever last |
