Human, full body scanThese colorful examples of digital infrared thermal imaging are from Medical Monitoring System's Web site. Their infrared scanning devices convert infrared radiation emitted from the skin surface into electrical impulses that are visualised in color on a monitor. "The spectrum of colors indicate an increase or decrease in the amount of infrared radiation being emitted from the body surface." These images are from their MMS med2000? system.
Science for Art?s Sake
RecollectionsEd Tannenbaum creates artworks involving video, computers, and the human body. Recollections, an interactive piece that has been installed in over thirty locations around the world, invites the participant to move in front of a large video projection screen. "As the person moves, his or her image is recorded by a video camera and passed on to a computer with special image processing capabilities. The person's silhouette or outline is extracted, assigned a color based on the instant that it was recorded, and projected onto the screen. Over time the images build up, creating a painting based on the movement. Simultaneously the colors are 'rotated,' creating an animation in 'real time.'"
