alternative Berlin

O.k, I seem to be a bit behind as this was already in the know amongst techno enthusiast-graffiti artists since 2002. But, after becoming publically accessable in Feb 2008, as you can imagine, this has opened doors to many artists who want there tags to be seen at the largest scales, in the most prominent areas- most graffiti artist’s wet dream.

I found out about it when I stumbled across a video on the internet about tagging with lazers, and was absolutely fascinated to find that one can use a lazer pointer and some other equipment to tag buildings with massive tags.. They only remain for a couple seconds, but there for long enough for many people to see and admire.. or to get a big message across….

See another video here to understand more

Here’s what you need to get started:

1 PC Laptop – ASUS A8JS – Core 2 Duo 1.83 Ghz 1GB Ram Nvideo Geforce Go 7300 256MB – VGA and DVI out.
1 Pansonic PTD5600U 5000 ANSI Lumens 1024×768 DLP Projector.
1 Watec 221S Security/Astrononmy Camera with manual iris zoom lens.
1 Bogen magic arm and super clamp.
1 Pinnacle PCTV USB capture card.
1 60mW Green Laser (super illegal in a lot of places and very dangerous)
and loads and loads of AAA batteries.

simplified setup:

fast laptop
a video camera
a projector
a laser pen
and the free software Laser Tag 2.0, which Graffiti Research Lab developed in collaboration with Theodore Watson and Zachary Lieberman. See: http://www.openframeworks.cc/

You will also need software which you can download here

Also see:

GRL- Lazer tag Rotterdam

Graffiti Research Lab

and plenty of laser photos